Howell Planning Commission Recommends Split In Zoning DistrictHowell Planning Commission Recommends Split In Zoning District

2/21/13 - In response to citizen concerns about preserving the city’s historical buildings, the Howell City Planning Commission recommended approval of a new districting plan last night. Interim Planning and Zoning Administrator Erin Perdu tells WHMI that residents began expressing concerns when offices and businesses began opening in the city’s Historic Limited Use district. A possible private school in the McPhearson Mansion was one of several incidents that brought the issue to the public’s attention. The plan recommended for approval last night would split the Historic Limited Use district into two smaller areas, called HL-1 and HL-2. Some commercial uses would be allowed in HL-1, which would be located east of Byron Road. To the west, HL-2 would be strictly residential. The Howell City Council must now give final approval for the new districts to be created. (TD)