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Commission approves rezoning for Mr. T’s Auto Sales property; owner plans demolition and expansion
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to rezone a property north of 45th Street and west of Avenue Q from medium-density residential to heavy commercial to allow Mr. T’s Auto Sales to expand; the owner said the existing 1947 storage building will be removed and buffers increased.
The Lubbock Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 23 approved a zone change that would reclassify a parcel north of 45th Street and west of Avenue Q from medium-density residential to heavy commercial, clearing the way for Mr. T’s Auto Sales to expand operations.
Planning staff told the commission the requested change aligns with the Future Land Use Map’s commercial designation, is adjacent to existing heavy commercial zoning, and would be compatible with surrounding uses; staff reported 47 mailed notices and said it had received one response in favor and two in opposition.
Todd Poole, the owner of Mr. T’s Auto Sales, told the commission an on-site storage building built in 1947 would be removed and the business would add onto its existing building. Poole said the property was annexed in 1949 and that the proposed redevelopment would impose a larger buffer where zoning districts change: he said the buffer will increase from the current roughly 5 feet to about 30 feet, exceeding the city’s 15-foot requirement.
By approving the rezoning, the commission will allow the applicant to bring the property into conformance under the Unified Development Code before expanding. Commissioners spoke in favor of “cleaning up” the site and bringing it into compliance. The motion to approve passed unanimously; the commission record shows the vote carried and no speakers appeared in opposition at the public hearing.
