CITY OF SOUTHFIELD  
STUDY MEETING  
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
 JUNE 4, 2025
6:30PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MI

AGENDA

A.    Call to Order
Roll Call

B.    Approval of the Agenda

C.    Announcements and Communications

D.    23458/23472/23488 Bush St – Construction of a 6-unit townhome development on vacant land at the north end of Bush Street that is zoned RT Attached Single Family.

1.    PSP25-0005 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a request of Harpo Chain Construction, to construct a 6-unit townhome development on vacant land at the north end of Bush St, 23458-23488 Bush St., Southfield, Michigan (Parcels 24-28-301-072, -073 & -074).

E.    27301 W 11 Mile Rd - Request to rezone property from B-2 Planned Business to ODD Overlay Development District (SmartZone Sub Area) with B-2 underlying zoning to permit a wider range of tenant uses per the ODD use list (Zoning Ordinance Section 5.22-3.B.1.Table 1)

1.    PZRODD25-0002 (OVERLAY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REZONING) is a request of Friedman Real Estate on behalf of Sun Eleven Mile LLC, to rezone the property at 27301 W 11 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-19-100-221) to ODD Overlay Development District with B-2 underlying zoning to permit the wider range of tenant uses per the SmartZone Sub Area ODD use list (Zoning Ordinance Section 5.22-3.B.1.Table 1)

F.    PTZA25-0003 (ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT) – is a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to amend Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfield by amending Article 22; to update the Exceptions to Height Standards to specifically address flag poles.

G.    Minutes:
•    May 7, 2025 Planning Commission Study Meeting Draft Minutes
•    May 28, 2025 Planning Commission Regular Meeting Draft Minutes – transcript not yet completed

H.    Public Comment – A person addressing the Commission shall be limited to a period of three (3) minutes unless such period of time is extended by the presiding officer or by majority vote of the Commission. 

The following Rules of Procedure have been established for all speakers:  

• No speaker may make personal or impertinent attacks upon any officer, employee, or Planning Commission member, that is unrelated to the manner in which the officer, employee, or Planning Commission member, performs his or her duties.
• No person shall use abusive or threatening language toward any individual when addressing the Planning Commission.

Any person who violates this section shall be directed by the presiding officer to be orderly and silent.  If a person addressing the Planning Commission refuses to become silent when so directed, such person may be deemed by the presiding officer to have committed a “breach of the peace” by disrupting and impeding the orderly conduct of the public meeting of the Planning Commission and may be ordered by the presiding officer to leave the meeting.  If the person refuses to leave as directed, the presiding officer may take whatever actions are necessary to remove the person from the meeting. Call in number for Communication will be provided the night of the meeting.    

I.    Council Items Update

J.    Miscellaneous: 
•    Planning Commission Long Range Study Meeting – June 11, 2025 – CANCELLED
•    Joint City Council/Planning Commission Study Meeting – June 16, 2025 at 6 pm
•    Planning Commission Regular Meeting – June 25, 2025