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ZBA denies use variance for proposed gas station at 3030 Rochester Road
Summary
Royal Oak’s Zoning Board denied a petitioner’s request to allow a fueling station at 3030 Rochester Road, finding the applicant did not meet the five-part use-variance test. The applicant cited historical aerials and promised environmental remediation; neighbors raised lighting and trash concerns.
The Royal Oak City Zoning Board of Appeals on March 13 voted to deny a use variance that would have allowed an automobile filling station at 3030 Rochester Road, a parcel presently occupied by a convenience store.
Petitioner representatives argued the site historically contained pumps and a canopy dating to at least 1963, presented photographic evidence and said the proposed three-pump station and renovation would remove blight and modernize the building. Mike Knowles of Amloor Group, speaking for the applicant, said he found historical aerial…
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