Residents, developer dispute over acreage in Michigan
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (AP) — Residents of a Detroit suburb are disputing with a developer over how many homes should occupy an 8-acre portion of land.
The Detroit Free Press reports that an eight-bedroom 1940s mansion currently sits on the acreage in question in the upscale city of Grosse Pointe Shores.
Developer Richard Russell hopes to tear down the mansion and build 18 luxury homes. The city's Planning Commission, City Council and the Zoning Board of Appeals rejected the proposal because it violates the city's cul-de-sac ordinance.
Russell has sued the city. The case will soon be heard in the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Some residents filed a lawsuit last month to limit the number of homes built on the land.