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Council clears Johnny’s Express car wash under court consent judgment; residents raise nearby saturation concerns
Summary
Under a court consent judgment that limited council discretion, Livonia approved plans for a Johnny’s Express car wash at 30207 Plymouth Road. City staff said the planning department completed required reviews; residents questioned why the council must approve a largely settled administrative plan.
The Livonia City Council moved forward with approval, per a consent judgment, for a Johnny’s Express Car Wash at 30207 Plymouth Road, an approximately 5,700‑square‑foot facility with three service lanes sited on a roughly one‑acre parcel near Middlebelt and Millburn.
Planning staff explained the approval mechanism is the product of a prior lawsuit and a consent judgment. Mark Tormina of the planning department said the consent judgment settled the dispute that followed a previously denied project and directed that the planning department review site plans for zoning compliance and bring the administrative decision to council for formal…
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