The Independence Township Planning Commission is holding a special meeting on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clarkston High School auditorium.
Listed on the agenda is a public hearing on the rezoning request from Orco Investments, Inc. to change approximately 70 acres from single family residential to planned shopping center and highway commercial. The parcel of land being considered is located in the southwest corner of the intersection of I-75 and Sashabaw Road, north of Waldon Road.
In addition, the planning commission is considering a rezoning of the same parcel initiated by the commission itself. Based on recommendations from Township Planner Dick Carlisle in his Sashabaw Corridor Study, the commission is considering rezoning the parcel from single family residential to local commercial, planned shopping center, office service one, office service two and multiple family.
Currently, Orco Investments has put forward two distinct plans regarding the property.
In their rezoning request for a commercial development, the proposal listed a ‘big box? store, possibly a Wal-Mart; a hotel; an assisted living facility and several other commercial buildings.
On Oct. 6, Orco presented a second proposal incorporating smaller commercial buildings combined with single family and multiple family housing. The proposal detailed any where from 476 to 532 units.
Currently, Orco’s proposals have met with negative feedback from some community members, particularly the group Citizens for Orderly Growth (COG).
For more information on the public hearings, please call Independence Township at 248-625-5111.
Watch for updates in The Clarkston News.