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Planning commission denies C-3 rezoning request for Ford Road parcel after safety and plan-consistency concerns
Summary
The planning commission voted to deny a request to rezone 4.29 acres at 47453 Ford Road from rural residential to C‑3 regional commercial, citing inconsistency with Canton’s recently adopted master plan and outstanding traffic- and safety-related conditions.
The Canton Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend denial of a request to rezone 4.29 acres at 47453 Ford Road (the southwest corner of Ford Road and Beck Road) from RR (rural residential) to C‑3 (regional commercial).
Planning staff recommended denial after an extended analysis concluding that the rezoning is inconsistent with the township’s master plan, which designates the site as medium low-density residential and includes it in neighborhood node No. 12. Staff also cited the board-adopted condition that Neighborhood Node 12 should not be implemented until recommendations from a SEMCOG road safety audit — which is still under review — are implemented.…
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