The Dearborn City Council rezoned three properties – 15600 Lundy Parkway, 15740 Lundy Parkway, and 6329 Greenfield Road – from “technology and research district” to “general business district” Dec. 10 with the understanding that the property would be developed into multiple family dwellings.
By SUE SUCHYTA
Times-Herald Newspapers
DEARBORN – The City Council rezoned three properties, 15600 and 15740 Lundy Parkway, and 6329 Greenfield Road from “technology and research district” to “general business district” at its Dec. 10 meeting.
The council did so with the understanding that the property would be developed into multiple family dwellings.
The Planning Commission recommended the approval at its Nov. 18 meeting following the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Division.
The 17-acre parcel is currently undeveloped. The proposal is consistent with the city’s master plan.
The former zoning limited the property use to office and to limited manufacturing and assembly.
The Michigan Zoning Enabling Act states that if the conditions of the rezoning do not occur within a specified period of time, the land reverts back to its former zoning classification.
The applicant has submitted a self-imposed condition that multi-family residential units will be developed on the site.
It was noted that with the increase in remote work opportunities, there is a reduced need for office space development.
It was also recognized that other areas within the city are deemed more suitable for light industrial uses than the Lundy Parkway property.
The city has successful multi-family residential developments of a similar nature surrounding Fairlane Town Center and in the Springwells neighborhood.