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Southfield council rejects rezoning for proposed oil-change business at 24412 Southfield Road
Summary
After a public hearing that drew neighbors’ objections about traffic, fumes and neighborhood character, the City Council voted against rezoning a narrow strip at 24412 Southfield Road from OS (Office/Service) to B-3 (General Business), a step the applicant said was needed for a proposed quick-lube operation.
A majority of the Southfield City Council voted against rezoning a 97-foot strip at 24412 Southfield Road from OS (Office/Service) to B-3 (General Business) after public comments focused on traffic, neighborhood character and potential environmental impacts.
Neighbors spoke at length during the public hearing, saying the narrow adjacent streets and nearby homes would be affected by added traffic, noise and odors. Pamela Jarrell, a resident who gave a Southfield post office box as her address, told council the site “is not too far from my Southfield home” and urged the applicant to “find vacant places that are already zoned” for a quick-lube business. Gerard Mullen, who said he has lived near the lot for more than 55 years, noted the same owner had sought a similar rezoning decades earlier and urged council to reject the request again.
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