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 Repair Facility, Located at 218 S. Chicago Street (ZBA 2024-16)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Serna's Auto Repair Corp (Jose Serna), is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow an automotive repair facility within the existing commercial building at 218 S. Chicago Street. Serna's Auto Repair Corp is a locally owned small business that performs general auto repair work including engine and transmission repair, computer diagnostics, tune-ups, and brake repair. The business would operate as a public garage with the proposed hours of Monday through Friday 8 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 8 AM to 2 PM. The business would employ three repair technicians and one office employee.
The site is around 6,000 square feet and contains a 2,170-square-foot concrete block building built around 1959. The interior of the existing building is currently open space, with overhead doors on the front and rear. The business owner estimates that up to four to five cars can be serviced and stored inside the building at one time. The petitioner would need to remodel the interior to add office space and restrooms.
On the north side of the building, there is an asphalt parking lot with access off Chicago Street. The existing parking lot would need to be redone, including paving, curbing, and landscaping, as a condition of the Special Use Permit. Additionally, the sidewalk in front of the building along Chicago Street would need to be replaced where needed. The petitioner estimates that the parking lot can contain approximately ten parking spaces.
The property is located on the east side of Chicago Street between Osgood Street and Third Avenue. The property is currently zoned I-1 (light industrial) and has been zoned I-1 since 1978 when it was reclassified from B-3 (general business) zoning. The existing building was constructed around 1959 and used as ...
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