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Council approves special-use permit and final plat for Jerry and Minos Auto expansion at 215 N. Scott Ave.
Summary
The council granted first reading of a special-use permit to allow a vehicle-repair major use and approved a final plat for a 0.45-acre subdivision to permit a 2,200 sq. ft., three-bay garage expansion at Jerry and Minos Auto, subject to conditions and a one-year compliance timeline.
The Belton City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance granting a special-use permit for a vehicle-repair major use at 215 North Scott Avenue and separately approved a final plat that will allow a 0.45-acre, one-lot subdivision required before a building permit for the expansion.
Community development staff told the council the applicant seeks to build an approximately 2,200-square-foot, three-bay garage building behind the existing structure. The expansion meets most site and design standards but requests a five-foot south-side setback reduction and an exemption from a masonry exterior requirement because the new building would have limited visibility from the street.
The property sits in the Norrskott Quarter overlay, amended in April 2025 to allow building and site expansions when preexisting property-maintenance concerns are brought into compliance. Staff identified multiple items that must be corrected as part of the expansion and conditioned permit approval on those corrections. Required corrections in the ordinance include unpaid parking issues, outdoor storage, nonpermitted trailers and shipping containers, parking-lot striping and signage; those items must be brought into compliance within one year or the permit would be subject to re-review by the planning commission and council. Staff said it will perform regular site visits to monitor progress toward the one-year timeline.
The planning commission held a public hearing Aug. 5; no members of the public testified for or against the request. Commissioners expressed concern about the site's current condition and the applicant's ability to complete required improvements. After discussion, the planning commission unanimously recommended approval of the special-use permit with the conditions and timeline.
At council, several members said the applicant had begun work years earlier under a previous staff interpretation, purchased materials and then was stopped during staffing and code-interpretation changes. Planning staff confirmed that in 2021 the applicant received preliminary approval from a prior director and then was halted when the overlay interpretation changed.
Council members repeatedly emphasized the one-year compliance requirement and enforcement path if improvements are not completed. Staff said if the special-use permit were revoked because conditions were not met, the expansion area would no longer be authorized and enforcement could include citations. The council approved the special-use permit reading and the final plat by recorded votes and voice votes; the planning commission had recommended approval.
The final plat must be recorded before the city will issue a building permit for the expansion. Staff also noted the project requires repaving of North Oak along the lot frontage to commercial access-drive standards, landscaping along street frontage and other site improvements as conditioned in the ordinance.
