Planning & Zoning

The Building & Planning 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 Building & Planning 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 
• Zoning Map

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

	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.