Project Review Meetings

The DRC, together with other departments, offers a variety of meetings to answer all your development questions.

The two main meetings offered are:

• Preliminary Plan Reviews
• Pre-Plan Consultations

Preliminary Plan Review

Preliminary Plan Reviews (PPR) are available if you have an idea for a project. A PPR will set you up with your next steps & information specific to your project. This can include: ordinance interpretation/zoning requirements; processes Site Plan Review, Special Land Use hearings, Board of Zoning Appeals, Plan Review; and create connections to other departments you need to work with. After, you will receive a meeting summary with all City comments. Also provided is the contact information for a Project Manager to ask any further questions to and act as a point person between you & the City. 

Concept Plan Review:

Concept Plan Reviews (CPR) is a pre-development review service offered by the City of Detroit Planning & Development Department (PDD), in partnership with regulatory review & approval authority. This process is required by the Detroit City Code (Chapter 50 - Zoning, Section 50-3-201 Concept Plan Review). This process is required of projects which involve acquisition of City-owned land and/or public funds. The PPR meeting will serve as your first CPR. Follow up meetings, if needed, will be scheduled with PDD. PDD approval is required prior to permit issuance. For more information see the Concept Plan Review page.

Pre-Plan Consultations

Pre-Plan Consultations are available to answer your code related questions for your permit application's construction drawings.