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Planning panel approves small coffee shop with drive‑through at 1821 N. Campbell with conditions

Royal Oak Planning Commission · July 9, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a special land use and site plan for a small coffee shop and drive‑through at 1821 North Campbell Road, finding the low‑intensity amenity compatible with the commercial corridor. Approval included contingencies on narrow parking/drive‑aisle geometry, removal of several tight stalls, and requirements for a rebuilt screen wall and landscape screening to protect adjacent homes.

The Planning Commission approved a special land use and site plan for a coffee shop with a drive‑through at 1821 North Campbell Road, subject to conditions to address tight circulation and neighborhood screening.

Staff told the commission the site has a complex history — a former bank drive‑through later converted to medical office and now a pharmacy — and that several existing dimensions do not meet current ordinance standards: angled parking that currently extends into the public right‑of‑way under a license agreement, substandard one‑way drive‑aisles at less than the city‑required 12‑foot width in places,…

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