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Council postpones decision on South Rochester Road gas station; MDOT driveway and drive‑thru stacking cited
Summary
Council unanimously postponed action on a conditional-use application for a larger convenience store with a drive-through at 3420 S. Rochester Road, asking the applicant to return with full Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) approvals and staff signoff after outstanding driveway, stacking and hydrology questions are resolved.
Rochester Hills City Council on April 7 postponed consideration of a conditional-use request for demolition and construction of a new gasoline station and a convenience store with a drive-through at 3420 South Rochester Road, citing outstanding state review and unresolved traffic/stacking concerns.
The proposed project would demolish the existing service station and construct an approximately 8,348-square-foot convenience store with a drive-through, four fuel islands (eight pumps), and site landscaping. Planning staff said the site is roughly 1.33 acres and planning commission recommended approval with minor landscape modifications. The applicant presented internal stacking and circulation designs, but council members and staff stressed the need for a finalized MDOT driveway permit and further…
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