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Planning commission backs site plan for 10,000‑square‑foot retail plaza at Ford Road and Lynnville
Summary
The Westland City Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward site plan approval for a 10,000‑square‑foot retail plaza at 35833 Ford Road to city council with departmental conditions.
The Westland City Planning Commission on a unanimous roll call vote recommended city council approval of a site plan for a 10,000‑square‑foot retail plaza at 35833 Ford Road, at the southwest corner of Ford Road and Lynnville.
Administration told the commission the property is “a little over 22,000 square feet” and that the petition “is requesting site plan approval to develop a 10,000 square foot retail plaza, that is anchored by a medical office,” language echoed by planning staff during the presentation. The site is currently zoned CB‑3 (general commercial business) and lies inside the Ford Road overlay district, which requires a building to present a downtown‑style frontage to Ford Road.
Why it matters: the proposal places a building fronting Ford Road, provides the 28 off‑street parking spaces the zoning code requires for the site, and proposes a six‑foot masonry screen wall and landscape buffer along the southern property line to screen adjacent single‑family homes.
Planning staff said the exterior materials will include aluminum paneling, CMU block and limestone, that exterior lighting complies with the ordinance (limited to one foot‑candle at the property line), and that engineering and fire had signed off on the dumpster turning radius. The administration recommended approval contingent on department requirements and recommendations.
Hassan Darwish, one of the project designers representing petitioner Ahmad Abraham, told the commission he was “really just here to answer any questions that you might have.” Commissioners asked about accessible parking; planning staff replied the building official had reviewed and signed off on ADA parking, and the plan provides two accessible spaces.
Commissioner Ruby Richards moved to forward case number 2270 to city council with a recommendation of approval contingent on departmental requirements and recommendations; the motion was supported by Sam Durante. A roll call recorded all members voting yes. The commission’s recommendation sends the matter to the city council for final action.
Next steps: the petitioner was told to contact administration for next‑step submittals and to appear before city council.
