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Church and neighbors question revived rezoning for auto service site; planner says notice and conditional zoning follow law
Summary
Representatives of Empowerment Church and neighbors asked why a previously rejected rezoning for an oil‑change business reappeared; city planning staff said the petitioner submitted a different conditional rezoning and that the city followed public‑notice requirements.
Reginald Barnes, representing Empowerment Church and neighborhood residents, asked the Southfield City Council on April 20 to explain why a rezoning petition for a proposed oil‑change facility at Southfield Road and Silver Maple Street had returned to the planning process after an earlier council denial.
"How can the same petition have reemerged ... without public notification or transparency?" Barnes asked, saying residents believed the council's prior 'no' vote should have ended further consideration for that site.
City planning staff and the city attorney explained that the petitioner submitted a different…
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