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Penske Automotive proposes 40,000 sq. ft. service center on Hubbard Street; planning commission backs waiver
Summary
Penske Automotive Group told the council it plans to convert a former manufacturing building at 11813 Hubbard Street into a roughly 40,000-square-foot auto service center for Bill Brown Ford, with planning staff recommending approval and council members indicating consent approval.
Penske Automotive Group told the Livonia City Council on July 21 that it intends to convert a former manufacturing building at 11813 Hubbard Street into an automotive service facility serving Bill Brown Ford. Jeff Anderson, representing Penske Automotive Group, said the new facility will total about 40,000 square feet after an added 6,700 square feet, include about 29 service lifts, and provide 63 parking spaces.
Why it matters: The project would consolidate service operations, reduce queuing on Plymouth Road and refurbish buildings on a high-visibility corner. Planning staff and the planning commission reviewed the site and recommended approval; councilmembers offered approval on consent during the meeting.
Planning and project details given in the meeting record include: the property is zoned M-1 and is just under two acres; Penske intends to move many service functions from existing buildings across the street into the new building; the plan provides a service drive, a customer queuing area to prevent cars from backing up onto Plymouth Road, lounge and break rooms, a parts department and 63 parking spaces. Anderson told the council there will be no demolition of existing showroom buildings as part of this plan and that one currently unoccupied building on the parcel will be repurposed for parts storage. Council members said hours of operation for the service center will be weekdays, approximately 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and that the on-site car wash is for customer cars only, not a retail car wash.
Council members praised the aesthetic and traffic improvements proposed, including replacement of an older chain-link fence with a wood fence and the use of bollards and landscaping. The planning commission had recommended approval at its earlier meeting; council discussion on July 21 indicated the matter would be placed on the consent agenda for formal approval.
No formal roll-call vote was recorded in the spoken record during the meeting; council members expressed support during discussion and consent offers were made.
