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Council approves conditional use permit for automotive repair at 917 South Armstrong with screening, landscaping conditions
Summary
Council approved a conditional use permit for an automotive repair shop at 917 S. Armstrong with conditions including landscape plantings at the main entrance, removal of a metal carport, and prohibition on open storage of inoperable vehicles; council set hours and required screening.
The Denison City Council on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit to allow an automotive repair shop at 917 South Armstrong, imposing conditions staff said are intended to limit visual impacts and open storage.
Planning staff told council the property is zoned commercial and previously held a conditional use permit for the same operation that lapsed in January 2022. Diane York said new ownership has made “significant improvements” to the building, the parking has been striped and an existing wood screening fence stands between the site and adjacent residential lots.
Because the site is largely covered by impervious surface, staff sought a condition requiring two to four landscape plantings at the main entrance to add “a little bit of beautification.” Staff also proposed removing an existing metal carport and prohibiting open storage of materials, inoperable vehicles or vehicles awaiting substantial repair; such items must be screened from public rights-of-way and residentially zoned districts, and failure to comply could result in loss of certificate of occupancy, York said.
Council discussion addressed what constitutes “open storage” (staff: storage visible outside the screened area) and acceptable screen-wall materials (wood screening preferred to corrugated metal). The applicant, Zafari Tantula of Mariposa Realty Inc., told council he had acquired the property five months earlier and said the existing wooden fence would continue to be used to screen vehicles, and he said he does not plan prolonged outdoor storage with open hoods or damaged bumpers.
Councilman Massey moved to approve the ordinance with the staff conditions (landscape plantings, removal of the carport, prohibition on open storage) and to set business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Mayor Pro Tem Adams seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote. The meeting transcript does not list a roll-call tally.
Staff noted the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval on Jan. 14 with a condition that business hours be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday; council-approved hours differ from that earlier recommendation and were specified in the approving motion.
