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Zoning board allows substation to encroach on rear setback for Metro Blocks data center
Summary
The board approved a rear‑setback variance Dec. 16 allowing a DTE‑required electrical substation to sit 10.6 feet from the rear property line for a proposed 217,030 sq ft Metro Blocks data center, with extensive screening required.
The Southfield Zoning Board of Appeals on Dec. 16 approved a variance that allows an electrical substation serving a proposed Metro Blocks data center to be sited within the required rear setback.
Scott Cousins, representing Metro Blocks/CU1 Fund LLC, joined by phone and authorized Caleb Saundrath of Kimley‑Horn to present. Caleb told the board the 217,030‑square‑foot, two‑story data center requires a substation located closer to the rear property line…
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