The Farmington Planning Commission is scheduled to consider appointing one of its members to the Capital Improvement Plan Steering Committee when it meets Monday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m.

The meeting takes place in the Council Chambers at Farmington City Hall, 23600 Liberty St., according to the agenda packet.

The steering committee includes representatives from the Planning Commission, City Council, Farmington Downtown Development Authority, Corridor Improvement Authority and city administration. It guides the annual update to Farmington’s Capital Improvement Plan. The agenda packet leaves the appointee’s name blank, with commissioners expected to choose a member at the meeting.

A staff report prepared by Kristen Hatfield of OHM Advisors asks commissioners to review the current plan before the meeting and flag projects they believe should be removed, reprioritized or added.

The commission will also consider approving its 2027 meeting schedule. The proposed calendar keeps meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

Commissioners will hear updates on current development projects. The agenda lists the item without naming specific projects.

The consent agenda includes approval of minutes from the Sept. 14, 2026, meeting.

City Council approved parking amendments’ second reading

The Nov. 9 agenda does not include any parking items. The commission voted unanimously at its July 13 meeting to recommend changes to downtown parking rules to City Council.

At that meeting, Chairperson Geof Perrot presided with Commissioners Kenneth Crutcher, Miriam Kmetzo and Daniel Westendorf present. Hatfield presented proposed amendments to three sections of the zoning ordinance covering the Central Business District (CBD). The commissioners’ full names appear on the city’s board roster.

The July proposal called for lowering the office parking requirement from one space per 250 square feet to one per 300 square feet. For multifamily housing in the CBD, the requirement described at the hearing was two spaces per dwelling unit, or 1.5 per unit where on-street parking was provided. The commission recommended reducing that to one space for efficiency and one-bedroom units, and 1.5 spaces for units with two or more bedrooms. Where public parking is available, those numbers would drop further to half a space per efficiency or one-bedroom unit and one space per larger unit.

Both the city’s Parking Committee and the Downtown Development Authority had reviewed and recommended the amendments before the Planning Commission vote, according to the July 13 draft minutes included in the packet.

Two Oakland Avenue residents spoke during the July 13 public hearing. Doug Peterson, of 33209 Oakland Ave., said he did not oppose small changes but worried that basing reduced requirements on available on-street parking would affect spaces current residents use. Donald Munter, of 33309 Oakland Ave., agreed, saying downtown business employees already fill on-street spots.

City Council subsequently approved the amendments’ second reading unanimously, 5-0, on Oct. 5, according to minutes included in its Oct. 19 packet.

Monday’s meeting includes a public comment period. Residents needing accommodations should contact the City Clerk at 248-474-5500, ext. 2218, at least two working days before the meeting.