Planning Commission recommends conditional rezoning for Sheetz site at 14 Mile and Coolidge after heated public comment

The Royal Oak Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a conditional rezoning for 3200 West 14 Mile Road, clearing a key procedural hurdle for a proposed Sheetz convenience store, automatic car wash and a cemetery maintenance addition. The commission's 6— to 1 recommendation sends the matter to the City Commission with explicit contingencies, including a peer review of the developer's traffic study before the City Commission acts.

The petitioner proposes dividing the site into three parcels: parcel A to host a vehicle fueling station with convenience retail and a restaurant, parcel B to contain an automatic car wash, and parcel C to retain its industrial zoning to serve as a maintenance facility for the adjacent Cloverhill Park Cemetery. City planner Doug Hedges summarized the staff report, noting engineering concerns about proposed signal-timing changes at the Coolidge and 14 Mile intersection and recommending a city peer review of the…