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Council rejects site plan for proposed restaurant at 920 Bulls Avenue after traffic concerns
Summary
The Fenton Board of Aldermen declined to approve a site-plan review for a proposed restaurant/retail building at 920 Bulls Avenue after members raised stacking and traffic-safety concerns despite a positive recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and staff traffic observations.
Council members voted down a site-plan review for a proposed restaurant/retail building at 920 Bulls Avenue on a 4-3 roll call after extended discussion about vehicle stacking and traffic on Bowles Avenue.
The Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended approval with conditions, and city staff said short-term traffic checks had not revealed vehicles backing into Bowles Avenue. Still, several aldermen said the layout — including the drive-through/stacking arrangement — risked future backups and potential safety problems.
The vote matters because the property has been under negotiation for months and the developer said the decision will delay closing and construction. The applicant, Tory Woodcock of Woodcock Investments LLC, told the board he has spent “thousands of dollars” and worked with city staff for months on engineering and site details.
Council members led the discussion. Alderman Harrell, who introduced the Planning and Zoning report at the meeting, said he had…
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