RezoneRecommended denial (Apr 2026) · Council outcome not on recordNortheast corner of Cherry Hill Rd and John Hix Rd, Westland, MI (Parcel #56-051-99-0060-000)

Grocery Store & Retail Plaza Rezoning — Cherry Hill & John Hix

Westland

Description

Rezoning a 235,512-sq-ft wooded parcel from R-2 to CB-1 for a small grocery store, meat market, bakery, and retail plaza. Approval motion failed 8-0; denial recommended 7-1.

Impact summary

Would bring walkable groceries to the neighborhood but residents say Cherry Hill traffic can't handle it; the proposal now faces City Council with a denial recommendation.

Applicant

Name: Ali Ayoubi
Address: Northeast corner of Cherry Hill Rd and John Hix Rd, Westland, MI (Parcel #56-051-99-0060-000)

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 7
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial (Apr 2026) · Council outcome not on record7–1

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Apr 7, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Apr 7, 2026Recommendation 7–1

Planning Commission - Apr 7, 2026

Rezoning a 235,512-sq-ft wooded parcel from R-2 to CB-1 for a small grocery store, meat market, bakery, and retail plaza. Approval motion failed 8-0; denial recommended 7-1.

Related issues (1)

Proposed grocery store rezoning at Cherry Hill and John Hix

A resident-developer wants to put a small grocery, meat market, and bakery on a wooded corner at Cherry Hill and John Hix. Neighbors overwhelmingly opposed it over crushing traffic, train blockages, property values, and loss of woods and wildlife — and the commission recommended denial.

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