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Farmington Hills planning commission recommends Culver—s PUD amendment despite parking and stacking concerns
Summary
The commission recommended that city council approve a PUD amendment and revised site plan to allow a standalone Culver's with a drive-through at 12 Mile and Orchard Lake, subject to staff, engineering and fire-marshal conditions and additional landscaping along 12 Mile.
The Farmington Hills Planning Commission voted to recommend that city council approve amendments to a 2014 planned unit development to permit a standalone Culver—s with a drive-through at the shopping center near 12 Mile Road and Orchard Lake Avenue.
City planning staff told commissioners the application requires three specific PUD changes: permission for a standalone drive-through restaurant in the B-4 district, approval for a standalone fast-food building, and relief from the front setback requirement. Staff said the applicant—s building is sited at 44.7 feet from the right-of-way where the ordinance standard is 120 feet and that design-standard relief would also be needed for building materials and ground-floor window coverage per the Giffels Webster review dated 11/12/2025.
Planning staff said the applicant—s parking calculation (110 spaces) differed from…
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