City planners supported rezoning the 59 South Main Street in downtown Clarkston.
Clarkston Planning Commission voted, March 2, to recommend rezoning the Sutherland Building from Residential Multiple to Village Commercial.
The recommendation was to be on the Clarkston City Council agenda, March 9.
Owner Dave Carter was in talks with a Detroit area restaurant for the building. Rezoning the property was necessary to the deal, but the deal fell through.
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Independence Township Planning Commission approved a rezoning change for senior housing facilities on Dixie Highway and Sashabaw Road.
‘Many of these parcels are located on Dixie Highway and Sashabaw Road, in the area elderly housing and state licensed residential facilities would be compatible,” said Planning Commissioner Ron Richie, also on the Township Board.
The property is currently zoned Office District. Elderly housing and state licensed residential facilities would require Special Land Use zoning, Richie said.
The Township Board approved first reading of the rezoning proposal at its March 3 meeting.
New zoning would also permit construction of other medically related facilities nearby.
Hospitals are currently zoned under special land use, and the Planning Commission suggesting adding convalescent and nursing homes to the zoning.