PC 22-200-08 Midwest Custom Auto

Case #22-200-08 Automotive Sales Applicant: Cortland Thurman Midwest Kustom Automotive Action: Special Use Permit

E. 35th Street S.

S. Denton Road

E. US 40 Highway

Current Zoning C-2 (General Commercial) R-6 (Single-Family Residential)

Former Zoning Prior to 2009, the portion zoned R-6 was called R-1b

Property History

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• In May 2021, the applicant made application to both get a Special Use Permit to sell used cars and to rezone the property to C-3 (Service Commercial) to do heavy auto repair.

• Incomplete details of the proposed site plan lead the Planning Commission to suggest some additional planning with staff. Thus, the applicant pulled both cases and agreed to work with staff before coming back. The applicant did not reapply until May 11, 2022.

• In April, the Codes division started a case for vehicle screening and garbage that halted when the Special Use Permit process began. It was restarted in July as a case siting, temporary storage containers, nuisance vehicles, garbage and fence maintenance.

• The property has been used for storing inoperable vehicles before being acquired by the applicant. The property has never had a business license for heavy automotive repair and there currently is not a business license for the site.

Surrounding Zonings

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E. 35th Street S.

E. US 40 Highway

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Analysis • • • • • • • • •

Consistency with Independence for All, Strategic Plan Comprehensive Plan Guiding Land Use Principles Historic and Archeological Sities Public Utilities Site Improvements Parking and Driving Surface Environmental Landscape and Screening CIP Investments

Comprehensive Plan

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E. 35th Street S.

E. US 40 Highway

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Analysis • • • • • • • • •

Consistency with Independence for All, Strategic Plan Comprehensive Plan Guiding Land Use Principles Historic and Archeological Sities Public Utilities Site Improvements Parking and Driving Surface Environmental Landscape and Screening CIP Investments

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Aerial Photograph E. 35th Street S.

E. US 40 Highway

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Analysis • • • • • • • • •

Consistency with Independence for All, Strategic Plan Comprehensive Plan Guiding Land Use Principles Historic and Archeological Sities Public Utilities Site Improvements Parking and Driving Surface Environmental Landscape and Screening CIP Investments

Aerial Site Plan

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Used Car Lot Map

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Looking North at he Property

Looking East of the Property

Looking South of the Property

Looking West of the Property

Looking across E. 35th Street S. directly at the Property

Looking West up E. 35th Street S. from the Site

Across E. 35th Street S. to the North

Across E. 35th Street S. to the Northeast

Neighboring Property to the East

Staff does not recommend approval of this Rezoning for the following reasons:

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1)The US 40 Highway corridor already has too high a concentration of used car dealerships;

2)The applicant’s narrative describes vehicle panel replacement, water-based painting and the restoration of inoperative vehicles that requires C-3 zoning to permit General automotive repair.

3)As this corridor is envisioned by the Comprehensive Plan to be residential, this property along with this corridor is currently concentrated with C-2 zonings that are suited for Limited automotive businesses.

However, if approved the following conditions should apply:

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1)Provide a solid wood screen, behind the front building lines, for cars awaiting to be prepared; 2)Provide a landscaped, solid fence line per Code for the adjacent residential buffer; 3)Provide more a detailed and complete landscaping/screening plan; 4)Repave the parking and driving surface; 5)Keep all required licensing up to date.