STATUS: Preliminary site plan approved with conditions
The Village of Lake Orion has received a site plan application from Jeff Schmitz (the “applicant/developer”) for the construction of a ±6,700 square feet, 4-story mixed-use building located at 44 E. Flint Street (the “project”). The project is in the Downtown Center (DC) District and Height Overlay District on the southwest corner of E. Flint Street and S. Anderson Street. The project is situated on two parcels (09-02-481-007 and 09-02-481-008). In July 2021, the developer received site plan approval for the construction of a paid parking lot within the project area. In November 2022, a conceptual mixed-use proposal was brought to the Planning Commission for discussion. Conversations with Village staff picked back up in 2024 to envision a higher and better use for the site, and the current site plan proposal is the result of those discussions.