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Commission approves building expansion to convert former drive‑in to laundromat at 401 East Michigan Ave
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a site plan to enclose a canopy and add roughly 1,900 square feet to convert a former drive‑in structure at 401 East Michigan Avenue into a laundromat, subject to photometric, refuse-truck and asphalt repair conditions.
The Planning Commission approved a site plan allowing the enclosure of an existing canopy and a 1,900-square-foot addition at 401 East Michigan Avenue to create a laundromat. The site was formerly a drive‑in and an earlier proposal to convert it to a marijuana dispensing facility expired.
Staff noted minimal changes to utilities or stormwater and therefore no engineering review was required. Outstanding items the commission conditioned in the approval included verifying that refuse-truck operations would not conflict with the two northernmost parking spaces, submitting a revised photometric plan to limit lighting to 0.5 foot-candles at adjacent lot lines and limiting proposed light pole heights to no more than 16 feet, and repairing or replacing asphalt in poor condition.
Applicant representatives described plans to operate the laundromat and confirmed they would work with staff on meeting the photometric and refuse-access requirements. Commissioners approved the motion on a roll call vote (unanimous). The development remains subject to building-department and Department of Public Works approvals for work in the right-of-way.
