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Commission approves oil-change use at 38400 Joy Road with conditions, forwards recommendation to council

Livonia City Planning Commission · December 3, 2025
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Summary

Charara Property LLC received the Planning Commission’s approval to add an oil-change operation to a coin-operated car wash at 38400 Joy Road, subject to 13 conditions (hours limits, parking striping, dumpster enclosure, lighting and signage rules) and pending city council approval.

The Livonia Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a waiver allowing Charara Property LLC to operate an oil-change business in connection with an existing coin-operated car wash at 38400 Joy Road. The motion (moved and supported) included 13 conditions and a one-year validity window under section 13.13 of the Livonia Zoning Ordinance; the recommendation will be forwarded to city council for final action.

Staff reported the site is a 40,000-square-foot parcel at the northwest corner of Joy and Hicks roads, currently occupied by a coin-operated car wash constructed in 1985. The petitioner seeks to re-use two interior bays for oil-change service. Under the zoning ordinance, an auto-wash requires 20 parking spaces and an auto-repair facility requires…

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