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Votes at a glance: rezoning and three site-plan approvals cleared by Oak Park planning commission
Summary
The commission approved the rezoning of 24850 Greenfield Road for a car wash and also unanimously approved site plans for the car wash, a 1,300 sq ft addition to Step by Step Physical Therapy, and a 7,000 sq ft expansion for Forgotten Harvest's client-choice market.
The Oak Park Planning Commission recorded several formal actions at the meeting.
Rezoning — 24850 Greenfield Road: The commission approved a rezoning to allow an automatic car wash. Motion language recorded: "I move that we approve the proposed rezoning of 24850 Greenfield Road from PCD Planned Corridor Development District to B-2 General Business District." The motion was seconded and passed by roll call.
El Car Wash — site plan approval: Following rezoning, the commission approved the project's site plan. Staff noted the applicant provides 36 stacking spaces (ordinance requires 21) and proposed substantial landscape buffering and a water-reclamation system. The applicant stated equipment investment and processing times intended to avoid queuing onto adjacent streets.
Step by Step Physical Therapy — site plan: The commission approved a site-plan review to add approximately 1,300 square feet for a pain-management clinic at 15301 West 9 Mile Road; project cost was estimated at roughly $250,000. The motion passed by roll call subject to ten conditions of approval.
Forgotten Harvest — site plan: The commission approved a 7,000-square-foot addition to Forgotten Harvest to house a permanent client-choice market; staff recommended approval subject to nine conditions, and the commission passed the motion by roll call.
Procedural notes: Staff and commissioners clarified notice rules (300-foot state-law mailing radius) and that competition among businesses is not a valid basis to deny a site plan; several commissioners asked for traffic or public-safety review items to be confirmed during permitting if required.
Recorded outcomes: All the motions reported in the meeting were approved by roll call. The commission announced "Motion carries" for each recorded action.
