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Canton planning commission approves rezoning for MECCA despite traffic concerns
Summary
The commission voted to recommend rezoning an 11.47-acre parcel at 6200 North Ridge Road from RR to R1 to allow future school/daycare uses tied to the Muslim Educational Community Center of America (MECCA); commissioners and consultants debated traffic mitigation and review by Wayne County and township consultant Wade Trim.
The Canton Township Planning Commission on an affirmative vote recommended rezoning a parcel at 6200 North Ridge Road to allow the Muslim Educational Community Center of America (MECCA) to pursue future school and daycare uses.
The vote came after staff and outside engineers discussed an updated traffic impact study and access design; the commission approved the rezoning motion moved by Commissioner Janowski and supported by Commissioner Foster. The motion recommends rezoning parcel 031-99-0007-000 (11.47 acres) from RR (rural residential) to R1 (single-family residential) while noting traffic study review will continue as part of any future special land use application for the mosque and related uses.
Patrick Sloan, a township planning department staff member, told commissioners the rezoning application does not, by itself, change the currently pending special land use review…
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