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Council advances two downtown development items: 7 Brew drive-through plan and auto-repair special-use request
Summary
Council members heard presentations and agreed to place two zoning items on a future consent agenda: an amended preliminary/final plan for a drive-through 7 Brew kiosk and a special-use permit request to reopen an auto repair shop at a small commercial site. The 7 Brew franchisee described the concept as "drive-through only."
The Lockport City Council reviewed two development and zoning items and agreed to place both on a future consent agenda for final action.
Planning staff described an application (ordinance 25-002) for a special-use permit to operate an auto-repair shop in an existing 1,200-square-foot concrete-block building zoned C-2 (community commercial). Staff said the previous auto-repair use had lapsed after a year of inactivity, and the current applicant proposed small-scale general auto repair with a focus on classic BMWs and occasional internet-based vehicle sales by appointment only; no outdoor vehicle display was planned. The plan was recommended by the Plan Zoning Commission with six conditions, and the applicant introduced himself to council members during the meeting.
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