TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Used Specialty Car Dealership With a Specialty Car Museum as an Accessory Use, Located at 201 McDonald Avenue.
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BACKGROUND:
Mr. Glenn Reyes, on behalf of his company Specialty Projects Inc, is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow a used specialty vehicle dealership with a specialty vehicle museum as an accessory use at 201 McDonald Avenue. The property has an I-1 (Light Industrial) zoning designation. Per Section 47-14.3(D) of the City's Zoning Ordinance, used vehicle dealerships require Special Use Permit approval in the I-1 (Light Industrial) zoning district.
Specialty Projects Inc. purchased the property in March 2024. The property is approximately 2 acres in size and contains an existing 22,500 square foot multi-tenant building, large asphalt parking lot, and onsite stormwater detention.
Specialty Projects Inc. operates a wholesale specialty vehicle parts business as well as buys new vehicles and then outfits them with specialty hardware and products as part of their branding and marketing of their business. The company requests approval of this special use permit for used car sales so that they can sell these specialty vehicles when they are done with their marketing and branding operations. Examples of these specialty, high-end vehicles are included with this staff report packet. The petitioner stated that majority of these specialty vehicles retail for over $100,000. The business website also provides information and images that describe the business operations. www.spi7.com
The company currently occupies two of the five tenant spaces in the building that they own. One of the units will continue to contain their wholesale operations as well as their service bays for their specialty product and part installation work. The second unit will be where they have their sales showroom and specialty vehicle museum. They i...
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