656 & 662 Melbourne Street rezoning
Detroit
Description
Two Melbourne Street parcels were rezoned from low-density residential to general business — the ordinance passed on a 9-0 roll call.
Impact summary
Revives a historic health club's ballroom and allows careful expansion with neighborhood buffering.
Applicant
- Address
- 656 and 662 Melbourne Street, Detroit, MI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 4
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 4
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Mar 10, 2026.
Meeting timeline (4)
City Council Formal Session
Two Melbourne Street parcels were rezoned from low-density residential to general business — the ordinance passed on a 9-0 roll call.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
Two vacant lots behind the Schwitz bathhouse would move from residential R3 to business B4 to allow an outdoor lounge expansion and outside HVAC equipment.
City Council Formal Session
Two Melbourne Street properties would be rezoned from R-3 to B-4 general business. Council introduced the ordinance and set a public hearing for a date to be determined.
Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee
The historic bathhouse seeks R3-to-B4 rezoning of two adjacent parcels for HVAC restoration, a ballroom reopening, and a future outdoor lounge.
Related issues (2)
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