@Detroit's flowcha@rt outlinesa dense, multi-branch process across 6 steps with reviews by BSED, PDD, HDC, CPC, and others.
Vs Atlanta (online Accela portal: 48h completeness check, routed to zoning/building/arborist/traffic; up to 3 iterative reviews; prior historic/overlay approvals) or Nashville (applicant coordinates via Codes help desk; stormwater/grading plans; no auto-routing; MWS inspections).
Common core: zoning/site plan/permitting with dept signoffs.
Pronounced Detroit elements: "Deal Structuring" for incentives/city land (tied to vacancies/revitalization); early HDC conditional use for historic districts (certificate of appropriateness mandatory pre-permit; staff or monthly commission); CPC public hearings/votes for land use.
Not wholly unique steps, but the layering reflects historic preservation + post-decline incentives more than peer growing cities. Reforms ongoing for efficiency.
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