In Krohn v. Saginaw, 175 Mich. App. 193; 437 N.W.2d 260 (1988), the plaintiffs were the owners of a parcel of property who challenged the administrative decision of the Saginaw Planning Commission to grant a special use permit and a variance that would allow the construction of an auto-parts store and gasoline station on a neighboring parcel. The plaintiffs in Krohn conceded that, in granting the special use permit and variance request, the planning commission was exercising the authority of the zoning board of appeals. Krohn, 175 Mich. App. at 195-196. On the basis of this concession, a panel of this Court held that the statutory provisions governing ZBA appeals would apply and that the plaintiffs' complaint was barred because the plaintiffs failed to file their appeal within twenty-one days of the denial. In pertinent part, the panel explained: The statutes governing zoning board decisions anticipate that final decisions are made by the zoning board of appeals, which decisions may then be appealed to circuit court. MCL 125.585(11); MSA 5.2935(11). In the case at bar, the final decision was made by defendant planning commission. However, at oral argument on plaintiffs' motion for an order to show cause, plaintiffs argued that the Saginaw Zoning Code gives to the planning commission the authority of the board of appeals to hear such matters where special requests or special uses are to be considered. Plaintiffs' argument is consistent with the manner in which Action Auto's request was handled and, therefore, we accept plaintiffs' admission in this regard as true for purposes of this appeal. It therefore follows that, if the planning commission possesses the authority of the zoning board of appeals in the present circumstances, then the provisions of MCL 125.585; MSA 5.2935 apply to the planning commission in the case at bar. Specifically, the provisions of MCL 125.585(11); MSA 5.2935(11), providing for appeals from the zoning board of appeals to circuit court, would govern an appeal of a decision of the planning commission to circuit court. Specifically, that statute allows for an appeal to circuit court from a decision of the zoning board of appeals, or, in this case, the planning commission. Krohn, 175 Mich. App. at 195-196.