Welcome to City of Clawson, MI

The Community Development Department is committed to providing our residents with quality development in our city, and that starts with proper planning, zoning, and land use regulations. Through urban planning, we seek to preserve, enhance, and diversify developments and design of land use in the City of Clawson. The Community Development Department is your desination for the following processes:

Site Plan Review
Use and Dimensional Variances
Special Land Use Approval
Rezoning
Zoning Ordinance & Master Plan questions

For more information about these processes, standards, and required application materials, please review the City's comprehensive Guide to Development


Drew Benson Director of Community & Economic Development dbenson@cityofclawson.com 248.435.4500 ext. 115	Jon Weingarten Administrative Clerk jweingarten@cityofclawson.com 248.435.4500 ext. 121	Giffles Webster City Planning Consultant cityplanner@cityofclawson.com 248.435.4500 ext. 115 (Clawson Office) 248.852.3100 (Birmingham Office)

Application & implementation

If approved, any implementation of all plans should conform to what was approved by the Planning Commission. It is prudent for property owners to discuss the plan with the City Planner, neighbors living in the area of the planned changes, a financial institution, and a design professional before moving through this process.

Planning & Zoning