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Planning commission tables McDonald’s drive-through plan after neighbors cite traffic, noise and zoning concerns
Summary
The Adrian City Planning Commission tabled a proposed McDonald’s drive-through at West Maumee Street after hours of resident testimony about traffic backups, noise, lighting and confusion over recent rezoning; commissioners asked for the MDOT traffic review and more time to study the site plan.
The Adrian City Planning Commission on March 3 tabled a site-plan and special-land-use request for a proposed McDonald’s drive-through at 1548–1540 West Maumee Street after lengthy public comment and commissioner concerns about traffic, noise and notification.
Mike McPherson, a civil engineering consultant with Atwell representing McDonald’s, told the commission the proposal would combine two parcels for a roughly 4,000-square-foot, double-lane drive-through with about 30 parking spaces, added landscaping and a proposed 6-foot opaque screening fence on the property’s north side. “We’ve provided a traffic study to MDOT,” McPherson said, adding that “MDOT has restricted this to 1” access point and that the applicant will seek the agency’s…
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