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Council conditionally approves 10‑unit cluster plan at former Kenblewood Swim Club amid floodplain and boundary concerns
Summary
The Farmington Hills City Council voted May 11 to conditionally approve a revised 10‑unit cluster site plan for the former Kenblewood Swim Club, requiring floor plans/elevations, an updated tree survey at permit, resolution of engineering/fire marshal items, an escrow for open‑space improvements and a FEMA letter for Lot 4.
Farmington Hills City Council on May 11 conditionally approved a revised cluster site plan for the former Kenblewood Swim Club that would create 10 detached single‑family units and preserve about 42% of the site as undisturbed open space. Council member Bridges moved the measure; the motion passed after discussion and public comment.
The proposal, revised from a 2019 plan, preserves more open space than the earlier layout and would cluster homes around a short cul‑de‑sac. Ben Carlisle, the city’s planning consultant, told council the revised plan increases undisturbed open space from 36% to 42% and retains much of the tree buffer along the southern border adjacent to the Minnow Drain. Applicant Jared Prather of Boss Engineering said he obtained…
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