Zoning
To find the unofficial zoning and land use of your property, please click the links below.
Base Unit Tools | City of Detroit
City of Detroit Parcel Viewer | City of Detroit
Detroit Zoning Portal
To request official zoning and land use information for a site, please apply for a Zoning Verification Letter
If you have checked the City ofd Detroit's Chapter 50 Zoning Ordinance and it indicates the proposed use is conditional, regulated or a controlled use, yes you will need a hearing.
Some proposed developments that meet the applicability criteria have to be reviewed through site plan review before obtaining a building permit such as (1) New construction that involves new development that has more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, (2) Additions or major structural alterations that involve an increase of 25 percent or more in gross square footage to an existing building that contains more than 20,000 square feet of gross floor area, projects in a 100-year floodplain, Any conditional, regulated, or controlled land use and any case before the Board of Zoning Appeals as the body of first jurisdiction.