According to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, the number of Shelby households with no children will reach 71 percent by 2035 and seniors’ representation in the population will reach one-third.

The U-M students’ research reached this conclusion: Many homebuyers are “not going to want a yard that looks like it’s big enough to play a game of catch.”
To meet the needs of the new crop of home buyers, the U-M recommendations say the township should alter zoning laws to allow 50 percent more homes per subdivision. In exchange, greenspaces and more attractive landscaping would be provided for each neighborhood.

The change would require smaller minimum lot sizes and smaller frontage requirements.

Shelby officials on hand for the presentation were taken aback by the 50 percent increase in homes per acre, saying it is probably unrealistic.
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