The City Council voted unanimously July 15 to rezone a 3.55‑acre parcel at the southeast corner of West Boland Road and North Porter Road to allow construction of a Terrible’s gas station with a convenience store and an accessory car wash. Council member Manfredi moved to approve the rezone and Council member Gettle seconded; the motion carried on a unanimous vote.

Why it matters: The rezoning drew public comment and was first heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission, which initially did not recommend approval. After the applicant revised the site plan to address neighborhood concerns, the commission reconsidered and sent a unanimous positive recommendation to the council.

Key changes the applicant made: During a council presentation, counsel Ashley Marsh identified multiple substantive modifications the developer made after the June 9 Planning & Zoning meeting and public input: relocating the car wash equipment room to the south side of the site (away from single‑family residences), changing the car wash exit to face west rather than north, adding a 30‑foot‑long, 8‑foot‑high sound‑abatement wall with canopy trees, installing noise diffusers on dryers and relocating vacuums to a busier arterial side of the site. The project team reduced the number of fuel pumps from 20 to 14 and added landscape buffers and textured, colored pedestrian walkways to improve safety near schools.

Opposition and residents’ concerns: Ron (last name not provided at the podium), a nearby resident who said his backyard faces the site, told the council the rezone "is much more than wanting a car wash" and said he feared negative impacts on property values, nighttime noise and traffic conflicts around three nearby schools. He asked the council to consider alternate locations for the business. The applicant acknowledged those concerns and made the design changes described above.

Approval history and conditions: Planning & Zoning voted 6–0 on July 14 to recommend approval after the revised plan was presented. At the council meeting the ordinance (ORD 25‑10, case ZONE25‑03) was adopted by unanimous vote; the applicant’s team and staff described the approval as subject to the conditions laid out in the ordinance and any amendments made by the council.

Council comments and rationale: Several council members praised the developer, staff and Planning & Zoning for working through community input. Council member Manfredi said public participation led to tangible changes and urged residents to attend hearings to influence outcomes. Council member Marsh noted the site had flexibility for future electric vehicle charging, and Council member Noor observed that the gas station use was already permitted under the existing commercial designation and that the car wash addition is what required the rezoning.

What happens next: The property was reported in escrow by the applicant’s representative; the developer must comply with conditions in the ordinance and obtain any required development permits prior to construction.