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Board grants variances for two West 14 Mile parcels; debate over combining lots and easements
Summary
The board granted variances that allow two adjacent parcels at West 14 Mile Road to operate with a shared drive aisle and uneven parking counts rather than forcing a lot combination. Petitioners and staff debated whether a deed combination or recorded easement was preferable to protect long‑term access.
Royal Oak’s zoning board approved variances that let two separately deeded properties at West 14 Mile Road continue under a shared central drive aisle and provide parking as a coordinated arrangement rather than forcing a lot combination.
Staff (speaker 4) told the board the two buildings, constructed in 1961, flank a central drive aisle that bisects a property line; if combined into a single tax parcel the site would meet ordinance drive‑aisle and parking…
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