TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit for Used Auto Sales, Located at 77 Republic Avenue. (ZBA 2024-12)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow used auto sales, at a facility located at 77 Republic Avenue. The property has an I-1 (Light Industrial) zoning designation. Per Section 47-14.3(D) of the City's Zoning Ordinance, B-3 uses are permitted in the I-1 zoning district. Within the B-3 zoning district, automobile establishments for display, hire, sales, and minor repair, including outdoor sales lots, are permitted with a Special Use Permit, provided no part of a building where repairs are conducted shall have any openings other than permanently sealed windows or required fire exits within 100 feet of any residential zoning district. The petitioner has stated that the proposed used auto sales facility will not contain any auto repair uses.
The subject property is approximately 0.66 acres and contains the existing two-story car wash and office building. The property contains two full access points located to the north and south of the main building. Customers and employees would access the site from the south access point. Vehicles for sale would predominantly be stored inside the main building, along the north side of the building in the existing detailing bays, which are no longer in use. The attached site plan shows the proposed site layout. The Site Plan shows space for storage of up to approximately 11 vehicles inside the main building. The existing car wash will remain in operation.
Approval of the requested Special Use Permit would allow used auto sales at the existing car wash building at 77 Republic Avenue. The petitioner has stated that only high-end vehicles, typically at least $100,000 in value, would be sold at the subject property and that all vehicles will be kept inside the main building, apart from temporarily showcasing certain...
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