TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow an Automotive Dent Removal Business, Located at 121 Airport Drive, Unit A (ZBA 2024-42)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner is requesting approval of a special use permit to allow a paintless automotive dent removal business for Dent Wolf Inc. in one of the industrial condos at 121 Airport Drive. Dent Wolf Inc. performs paintless dent removal only and does not perform other general auto maintenance or repairs. Four (4) employees would work from the proposed location: the owner, an accountant, a salesperson, and one technician. The local technician would perform most of their work off-site at dealerships. On-site dent removal would take place by appointment only. Proposed hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM.
121 Airport Drive is within the Joliet Airport Industrial Park subdivision and shares a parking lot with 131 Airport Drive. The two (2) buildings together contain around eighteen (18) units, and the shared parking spaces are unassigned. At the September 19th Zoning Board meeting, four (4) condo owners spoke in opposition to the petition because of concerns about parking and uncertainty over how many spaces Dent Wolf would use. Following the meeting, the petitioner contacted the owners from both buildings to further explain their business practices and clarify that their business sees clients by appointment only, does not accept overnight drop-offs, and does not have overnight parking for client vehicles. On October 1st, City staff received an email from a representative of the condo owners stating that, following this explanation by the petitioner, a majority of the owners are in favor of the request (see attached email). Staff has added conditions to the ordinance that address the parking concerns.
The unit at 121 Airport Drive is approximately 6,000 square feet, including an 800-square-foot office area, an...
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