Planning commission approves front‑yard special use permit for garage at 8751 Cascade Road

Cascade Charter Township’s Planning Commission on July 7 approved a Type 1 special use permit allowing a replacement detached garage to remain in the front yard at 8751 Cascade Road SE, contingent on a variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals or revised plans to meet the 50‑foot setback.

The commission heard a staff report explaining the parcel is a corner lot with frontage on Cascade Road and Quiggle Avenue, a stream and a pond across the middle of the property, and an existing 280‑square‑foot detached structure that staff classified as a legal nonconforming building in the front yard. Staff said the new structure would have a 552‑square‑foot footprint (795 square feet overall building area) and include attic storage; it remains below the ordinance’s 832‑square‑foot floor‑area maximum and the proposed midpoint height is about 16.5 feet (the 22‑foot midpoint limit was cited as…