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Waynesboro planning commission approves zoning change to restrict service-bay doors facing homes
Summary
The Waynesboro Planning Commission approved amendments to Chapter 98 (Articles 4.4.0.10 and 4.6.0.7) to prohibit service bay doors for car washes and vehicle sales from facing adjoining residential parcels and allow site review to determine orientation and additional screening.
The Waynesboro Planning Commission approved an amendment to the city zoning code to limit the orientation of service bay doors at car washes and vehicle sales lots so they do not face adjoining residential parcels.
The commission approved changes to Chapter 98 — specifically Article 4.4.0.10 (vehicle sales and service) and Article 4.6.0.7 (car washes) — that revise which directions service bay doors may open and allow the site review team to make final orientation determinations. The zoning administrator may also require additional screening where needed to protect views from adjacent properties.
Lehi, planning staff, told commissioners the amendment was intended to address concerns raised at the March meeting about the negative impacts bay-door openings can have on nearby homes and designated entrance corridors. "The revised ordinance," Lehi said, "states that bay doors openings shall not face residential uses on adjoining parcels and shall face the direction having the least negative impact on corridors designated in section 98-3.3.2.b. The site review team shall make the final decision determining orientation. An additional screening deemed necessary by the zoning administrator to protect the views from adjacent properties may be required."
Seth Roderick, of Monteverde Engineering and Design Studio, represented the applicant and said staff and the applicant worked quickly to tighten the language. "We were able to work with staff...we had amended language that we feel is very strong and reinforcing against those concerns," Roderick said.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing. After brief discussion, a commissioner moved to approve the amendment and a second was recorded; the motion carried on a voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The change replaces the prior broader phrasing that bay doors should face "away from adjacent residential uses and from corridors designated in section 98-3.3.0.2.b" with a clearer prohibition against facing "adjoining residential parcels" and retains discretion for corridor orientation and screening. The commission did not record a roll-call tally.
