City Commission Meeting

The joint City Commission and Planning Board meeting for the City of Birmingham, Michigan, was held October 26, 2026. The main agenda item was a progress report and discussion of the preliminary recommendations for the zoning ordinance update. Officials emphasized that the consultant’s report was an initial draft and that the Planning Board would continue reviewing it before making recommendations. Discussion focused on aligning the ordinance with the 2040 Master Plan, consolidating and clarifying zoning rules, and considering neighborhood character, residential building bulk and setbacks, tree cover, lot-size nonconformity, transitional zoning, and accessory dwelling units. The Planning Board and commissioners stressed that policy choices remain with the Commission and that the draft does not establish final decisions.