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Council remands Dartmouth parking-as-principal-use plan to Planning Commission; schedules alley-vacation hearing

5731324 · September 8, 2025
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Summary

After extensive public comment opposing a proposed restaurant expansion and related parking lot on Dartmouth Street, City Council remanded the special land-use application back to the Planning Commission for further review and set a public hearing for an alley vacation tied to the project.

Madison Heights City Council voted on Sept. 8 to remand the special land use application for a parking lot and drive aisle intended to serve a proposed restaurant on Dartmouth Street back to the Planning Commission, and to schedule a public hearing on a related alley-vacation request for Oct. 13.

The applicant (identified in the packet as Nature Companies) requested special land use approval under Madison Heights Zoning Ordinance sections 10.06 and 15.05 to develop parking as a principal use on a residential parcel at 28767 Dartmouth Street. Staff told council the Planning Commission had previously recommended denial of the request because of site-plan concerns; the applicant submitted a revised…

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