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Lake City planning board approves Take 5 oil-change site plan, conditions easement for utilities
Summary
The City of Lake City Planning and Zoning Board on Feb. 11 approved site-plan SPR25-01 for a Take 5 oil-change facility by resolution 20 25 PZSP 01, contingent on the applicant obtaining a private easement to reach city water and sewer on Marietta Road.
The Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Lake City on Feb. 11 voted unanimously to approve site-plan petition SPR25-01 and adopt Resolution 20 25 PZSP 01, clearing the way for a Take 5 oil-change facility on U.S. Highway 90.
Board members approved the application submitted on behalf of BYP LLC with a single, explicit condition: the developer must secure a private utilities easement across adjacent property so the new facility can connect to city water and sewer lines located south on Marietta Road. City staff noted water and sewer are not available along U.S. 90 at the parcel and that the South Florida Water Management District indicated the project will require an individual Environmental Resource Permit (ERP).
Planning staff said the property was annexed into the city in October 2024 and rezoned to the city’s commercial-intensive category; the current step was review of the site plan. The proposal calls for demolition of the existing structure and aprons, replacement of a double driveway with a single four‑point ingress/egress, three service bays for drive-through oil changes, and internal connectivity to the parking lot of the adjacent Advance Auto Parts to reduce trips onto U.S. 90. Staff recommended approval with the easement condition.
No members of the public addressed the board on the matter, and no interveners requested cross‑examination. During board questioning members asked about trip generation and traffic queuing; staff said typical trip-generation estimates for an auto-service use produced an estimated figure of roughly 96 trips (per the consultant’s standard trip generation counts). After discussion, a motion to approve the resolution with the condition requiring the private utilities easement passed unanimously.
Outcome and next steps: The approval is contingent on the applicant obtaining the private easement for utilities before construction can proceed; the Water Management District’s ERP remains a separate permitting requirement.
