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Kroger seeks conditional rezoning for 100,000‑sq‑ft store at 14 Mile & Coolidge; commission postpones amid traffic and neighbor concerns
Summary
Kroger proposed demolishing an existing industrial building to build a ~100,000‑sq‑ft grocery with a drive‑through pharmacy, fuel canopy and pickup lanes; staff flagged many deviations and asked for a traffic study. Strong resident objections and concerns from an adjacent property owner prompted the petitioner to request a postponement; the commission voted to postpone to the next regular meeting (Aug. 12).
Kroger and its project team asked the Royal Oak Planning Commission for a conditional rezoning to change an 11‑acre site at Coolidge and 14 Mile from general industrial to general business and to allow a roughly 100,000‑square‑foot grocery store, a drive‑through pharmacy, outdoor display areas and a five‑pump fuel canopy.
Joseph Murphy, the city’s director of planning, walked the commission through the proposal and the packet’s many deviations from zoning requirements: fewer than the ordinance‑required loading spaces for a building of this size; an excess of parking with insufficient trees and landscape to meet standards; sign variances; and other site deficiencies. He noted the master plan now designates the…
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