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Planning commission backs rezoning and site plan for Costco redevelopment, approves special use for fuel center

City of Southfield Planning Commission · November 20, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended rezoning of the Galleria Office Center to permit a Costco warehouse and approved recommendations for the fuel station special use and site plan, while flagging parking waivers, lighting height and traffic impacts for council review.

The Planning Commission on Nov. 19 recommended that city council approve a multiphase redevelopment of the Galleria Office Center into a Costco warehouse, including a conditional rezoning (PCZR25‑0004), a special‑use approval for a large fuel facility (PSLU25‑0009), and a favorable site‑plan recommendation (PSP25‑0008). Planning staff described a conditional rezoning that would convert the site to a flexible B‑3 (general business) district with an agreed list of excluded uses.

Costco’s real‑estate director, Steve Cross, said the plan includes a 166,000‑square‑foot warehouse, a fuel center with 20 pumps (5 wide × 4 deep) and approximately 893 proposed…

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