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Subject: (EXCP-6-13-2363) Special Exception Use request to operate Auto/Truck sales on less than 2 acres located at 170 Brennan Road.

Jimmy Tong has submitted an application for the Special Exception Use cited above. The property is located in a LMI (Light Manufacturing Industrial) zoning district. The site for the proposed dealership is approximately 0.5 acres. The applicant has submitted a site plan, which is attached. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to allow for the operation of an auto sales dealership on less than 2 acres:

(1) Access. Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?

Brennan Road is classified as an undivided arterial. Commercial driveways must meet criteria set forth by Traffic Engineering Section 8.8.13. For sale vehicles area shall be limited to a maximum of 50 percent lot coverage.

(2) Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?

The site allows ingress/egress to an arterial road connected to St. Mary’s Road/Buena Vista Road in the North, which should maintain adequate flow of traffic to and from the subject property. The current level of service is B. The level of service will remain the same after incorporating this proposed use.

(3) Adequacy of Public Facilities. Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
Services such as water, sewer, utilities, police, and fire protection will be adequate and serve the proposed use at this location. Furthermore, there will be no impact on neighboring schools in the immediate area.

(4) Protection from Adverse Affects. Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?

Off-street parking will be utilized on-site. No buffer requirement exists for LMI property abutting LMI property. Street buffer is addressed in the Section 4.5.8 of the UDO. External dumpsters/compactors and lighting are addressed in the UDO. Noise impacts are addressed in the City Code.

(5) Hours of Operation. Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?

The hours of operation for this use will not have an adverse impact on the neighboring properties in the area.

(6) Compatibility. Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?

The height, size and location of the proposed structure will be compatible with other structures on neighboring properties.


Council District: District 3 (Huff)