Exxon Gas Station Building Addition (Petition 2025-11-08-08)
Livonia
Description
The owners of an existing gas station want to add onto the building. The Planning Commission recommended approval with 16 conditions, and the applicant's engineer addressed the remaining concerns before council sent it to the consent agenda.
Impact summary
A modernized corner gas station with expanded convenience store and restaurant space, plus a new sidewalk link ahead of a rumored hotel on the adjacent parcel.
Applicant
- Name
- Safiedine Merriman LLC
- Address
- S.W. corner of Merriman Road and Schoolcraft Road, N.E. ¼ of Section 27, Livonia, MI
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · City Council
Last discussed Feb 9, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Gas station modernization policy
Resident John Schafer asked council to require pump abatement and modernization whenever small gas stations remodel, arguing current rebrands only enlarge stores for profit rather than improve public safety.
Gas station expansion at Merriman and Schoolcraft
Safiedine Merriman LLC wants to nearly double the existing gas station building, with a full facelift in brick and metal panels, a new trash enclosure, and a sidewalk connection ahead of a planned hotel next door.
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