City planners will consider granting conditional approval of a preliminary site plan featuring mixed-use development that would include two drive-throughs, retail, and 36 residential units.
The development would include Lot 20A, between Zippy’s auto wash and The Oaks shopping center on Michigan Avenue, and Lot 13, at the end of Barnes Court, just to the south. Cambridge Real Estate LLC is set to buy Lot 20A from the city. The applicant is proposing two 4,000-square-foot retail buildings, each with two units and a drive-through, as part of phase 1 of the project. Phase two would include five structures with three to five units, totaling 22 residential units on the back half of Lot 20A, and four residential structures with 14 units on Lot 13.
Just before the meeting, the applicant submitted new plans address some of the issues identified in a review of the proposal. Saline Community Development Director Chris Atkin recommended the planning commission grant conditional approval of the preliminary site plan…