City Planning Commission

The City Planning Commission provides recommendations to the City Council on the physical, social and economic development of the City including the Five-Year Capital Agenda, Master Plan, and other proposals and ordinances for the regulation of development and land use, as required by the City Charter. The City Council may adopt the recommendations or reject them. The CPC also conducts public hearings on proposed map amendments (rezonings) and text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance. These amendments are typically requested by developers, but changes are also initiated by residents, other city departments, and CPC staff.

The City Planning Commission consists of nine (9) members who are appointed by the City Council to three-year terms. Members serve without pay and must be residents of Detroit. Learn more about the Commission and its members on the About the City Planning Commission page.

City Council Redistricting

The boundaries of the seven City Council Districts need to be redrawn based on the 2020 Census population data. The population of each district is required to be as equal as possible and also as compact and contiguous as possible. Six options are currently being considered by City Council. Additional information can be found in the linked documents below:

 - Presentation of the six options under consideration

 - Option 6 released 1/12/2024

 - Options 1-6 for comparison

 - Report to City Council regarding redistricting

 - Second Report to City Council regarding redistricting

 - Presentation of five options for new districts with details

 - Presentations of the first five options for each district for comparison - Dist 1 - Dist 2 - Dist 3 - Dist 4 - Dist 5 - Dist 6 - Dist 7

 - Interactive map showing the six options under consideration: click here

To submit public comment regarding the redistricting, please click here. 

New fee schedule beginning January 1, 2023:

ZONEDETROIT

The City Planning Commission is pleased to announce the start of an important project called ZoneDetroit. The project is led by an experienced team of planners from the City Planning Commission staff, supported by an expert team of consultants. ZoneDetroit will modernize the existing Zoning Ordinance, providing an opportunity to refresh and rethink the existing regulations. ZoneDetroit will engage the community as part of the process to ensure local values and preferences are reflected in the finished product. For additional information, please visit the project website: ZoneDetroit.com.