CITY OF SOUTHFIELD  
STUDY MEETING  
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
6:30PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MI

AGENDA

A.    Call to Order
Roll Call

B.    Approval of the Agenda

C.    Announcements and Communications

D.    24839 Greenfield (Proposed addition of beer/wine/liquor sales & carry-out restaurant uses to an existing gas station)

1.    PSLU23-0020 (SPECIAL USE) is a Special Use request of Ten Mile and Greenfield Gas Station Inc., to add beer/wine/liquor sales & carry-out restaurant uses to an existing gas station at 24839 Greenfield Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-25-227-035).

2.    PSP23-0020 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a Site Plan Review request of Ten Mile and Greenfield Gas Station Inc., to add beer/wine/liquor sales & carry-out restaurant uses to an existing gas station at 24839 Greenfield Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-25-227-035).

E.    23800 Lahser (Proposed renovation and reoccupation of a vacant religious institution for use as a cultural center by the Philippine American Cultural Center of Michigan)

1.    PSLU23-0021 (SPECIAL USE) is a Special Use request of the Philippine American Cultural Center of Michigan, to permit use of a vacant, former church as a cultural center at 23800 Lahser Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-27-301-027).

2.    PSP23-0021 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a Site Plan Review request of the Philippine American Cultural Center of Michigan, to permit renovation of a vacant, former church for use as a cultural center at 23800 Lahser Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-27-301-027).

F.    29201 Telegraph Road (Proposed construction of a new Panda Express restaurant with drive-thru on the southeastern outlot between the office building and Telegraph Road)

1.    PCZR24-0001 (REZONING) is a request of Lannie Cowden, Heights Venture Architecture + Design, 1111 North Loop West, Ste 800, Houston, TX, to conditionally rezone the southeastern outlot parcel (0.86 acres) located at 29201 Telegraph Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-08-451-013) from ERO-M Education Research-Office to B-3 General Business.

2.    PSLU23-0022 (SPECIAL USE) is a Special Use request of Lannie Cowden, Heights Venture Architecture + Design, 1111 North Loop West, Ste 800, Houston, TX, to permit the development and operation of a Panda Express restaurant with a drive-thru on the southeastern outlot parcel located at 29201 Telegraph Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-08-451-013).

3.    PSP23-0022 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a Site Plan Review request of Lannie Cowden, Heights Venture Architecture + Design, 1111 North Loop West, Ste 800, Houston, TX, to permit the construction of a Panda Express restaurant with a drive-thru on the southeastern outlot parcel located at 29201 Telegraph Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-08-451-013).

G.    25080 Southfield Road (Proposed renovation and reoccupation of a vacant restaurant and bar/lounge with a new restaurant and bar/lounge use)

1.    PSLU24-0002 (SPECIAL USE) is a Special Use request of South Ten Hospitality LLC, to permit renovation and reuse of a vacant, former restaurant and bar/lounge by a new restaurant and bar/lounge tenant at 25080 Southfield Road, Southfield, Michigan (Parcel 24-24-353-001).

H.    Minutes:        January 10, 2024 Study Meeting
January 17, 2024 Study Meeting
            January 24, 2024 Regular Meeting

I.    Public Comment – A person addressing the Commission shall be limited to a period of three (3) minutes unless such period of time is extended by the presiding officer or by majority vote of the Commission. 

The following Rules of Procedure have been established for all speakers:  

• No speaker may make personal or impertinent attacks upon any officer, employee, or Planning Commission member, that is unrelated to the manner in which the officer, employee, or Planning Commission member, performs his or her duties.
• No person shall use abusive or threatening language toward any individual when addressing the Planning Commission.

Any person who violates this section shall be directed by the presiding officer to be orderly and silent.  If a person addressing the Planning Commission refuses to become silent when so directed, such person may be deemed by the presiding officer to have committed a “breach of the peace” by disrupting and impeding the orderly conduct of the public meeting of the Planning Commission and may be ordered by the presiding officer to leave the meeting.  If the person refuses to leave as directed, the presiding officer may take whatever actions are necessary to remove the person from the meeting. Call in number for Communication will be provided the night of the meeting.    

H.    Council Items Update

I.    Miscellaneous: 

• Planning Commission CIP Study Meeting – February 21, 2024, 3:00 pm
• Planning Commission Regular Meeting – February 28, 2024