CITY OF ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals will hold an in-person meeting on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, Room 121, City Hall, 203 S. Troy St., Royal Oak, Michigan, to conduct a public hearing on the following appeal: Case No. 26-03-03 – Public hearing on the appeal of Amy Remick, petitioner & DBO Investments, LLC, owner, for the following variances: (a) use variance, (b) waive 980 ft. of the minimum required 1,000 ft. distance from a school, library, park, playground, licensed day care, or religious institution, (c) waive 134 ft. of the minimum required 150 ft. distance from a residential zone to permit body piercing and microblading / tattooing, which are defined as adult-oriented businesses, as an ancillary use to an existing hair salon and personal service establishment at 504 E 4th St. (25-22-133-003). Case No. 26-03-04 – Public hearing on the appeal of Joseph Bolton, petitioner & owner, for the following variances: (a) alter/expand a non-conforming structure in a non-conforming manner, (b) waive an additional 1,474 sq. ft. of usable floor area from the maximum permitted 3,500 sq. ft. for a single-family dwelling, (c) waive 4.5 ft. of the maximum permitted garage / accessory building height of 15 ft. to permit construction of additions onto an existing, non-conforming single-family dwelling and a new attached garage / accessory building at 1205 Vinsetta Blvd. (25-16-151-009). Case No. 26-03-05 – Public hearing on the appeal of Lockwood Development Co., LLC, petitioner & Corp. One, Inc., owner, for the following variance: (a) waive 33 of the minimum required 68 off-street parking spaces to permit construction of a multi-story building with ground level off-street parking and 45 upper-level multiple-family dwellings at 401 E 3rd St. (25-22-104-016). Any person interested in the application is invited to present their comments at the meeting. Alternatively, written comments may be e-mailed to planning@romi.gov or addressed to the Royal Oak Zoning Board of Appeals, 203 S Troy Street, Royal Oak MI 48067. All written comments must be received by 3 p.m. the day of the public hearing. Plans, reports, and other documents regarding all applications may be viewed at the following link: https://www.romi.gov/1867/Meeting-Agendas-and-Minutes Anyone planning to attend the meeting who has need of special assistance under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is asked to contact the City Clerk’s office at 248-246-3050 at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting. Joseph M. Murphy, Director of Planning