Council approves Christian Brothers Automotive PDP and 30‑year special‑use permit despite neighborhood traffic concerns

Lee's Summit City Council acted May 20 to move a preliminary development plan for a Christian Brothers Automotive repair facility at 110 Southwest Raintree Plaza Drive to second reading and to grant a 30‑year special‑use permit for a major automotive repair facility.

The decisions matter because the project fills a long‑vacant commercial pad in the M‑150 corridor with a 10‑bay, roughly 6,000–12,000‑square‑foot service building on a site of about 53,449 square feet (just over an acre), and because multiple residents and council members flagged frequent serious crashes at the nearby Missouri Highway 150 intersection as a safety concern.

Applicant Jeff Likes said Christian Brothers operates as a neighborhood destination and emphasized site controls: cars are not stored outside overnight, used oil is stored in premade tanks removed by certified haulers, and roll‑up doors are closed except to move vehicles in and out.…