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Commission narrows where used‑car lots can locate, designates specific zoning and protections for existing lots
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a text amendment aimed at limiting the spread of used‑motor‑vehicle sales lots to designated commercial corridors and establishing conditions and nonconforming protections for existing lots.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb. 6 approved Ordinance No. 2025‑235.111, a text amendment to the Unified Development Code that restricts where used‑motor‑vehicle sales (car lots) may locate and sets conditions for their operation.
Staff explained the amendment seeks to channel car lots into a limited set of zoning districts that abut major thoroughfares — notably stretches of Padre Island Highway and Southmost Road — rather than allow the businesses to expand throughout residential…
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