Council conditionally rezones part of 2000 W. 12 Mile to allow a meat market, preserving adjacent historic McDonald House

The City Council approved a conditional rezoning (PCZR26-00003) to rezone the western third of a parcel at 2000 West 12 Mile Road from P (vehicular parking) to B3 (General Business), clearing the way for the renovation and expansion of a vacant bank building into a proposed retail meat market.

Planning staff said the project would enlarge the existing branch building from roughly 5,000 to 8,000 square feet, include gravel parking and a dumpster enclosure, and operate Monday'Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with up to 40 employees across shifts. The historic McDonald House on the adjacent McDonald parcel will be retained and managed in residential character; the manager or a family member will occupy that home, the planning staff said.

Applicant representatives explained the meat market operation will be a full-service butcher shop with daily fresh cutting and cited industry trip-rate data to show vehicle trips are expected to be comparable to or lower than a bank use. Several residents commented at the public hearing: concerns included how neighbors were notified, the visibility of landscaping materials or mulch piles, parking and whether seniors can access the store safely. A petitioner said carts would not be allowed into the parking area and promised to work with the city and senior services on outreach and access options.

Council moved and approved the conditional rezoning; the motion carried following the public hearing.