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Council approves PUD to allow auto service station at 5703 Stewart Road with conditions
Summary
The council unanimously approved a planned unit development overlay to allow an auto service station (tire shop) at 5703 Stewart Road (planning case 25P034) with conditions including removal of an eastern curb cut, restricted hours and limits on outdoor storage and vehicle display.
The City of Galveston City Council voted unanimously Sept. 18 to approve a planned unit development overlay that will allow an auto service station (tire shop) at 5703 Stewart Road (planning case 25P034).
Teresa Evans of the Development Services Department presented the request during the public hearing, saying the site is a 10,454-square-foot lot at the southwest corner of Saladia and Stewart Road and contains a vacant building that previously housed a barbecue restaurant and bar. The applicant, represented by architect Michael Gertner, seeks to relocate an existing business (A and A Tire Shop) to the site and operate tire installation, some mechanical service work and limited passenger vehicle sales.
Evans told council that auto service stations are a limited use in commercial zoning but that a 200-foot separation requirement normally applies between auto service stations and residential zoning boundaries. The property includes a nearby right-of-way zoned single-family residential about 80 feet northeast; those two lots are city-owned and currently vacant. Staff recommended approval and the planning commission had unanimously recommended approval with conditions.
Conditions the council placed on the PUD include removing the eastern curb cut and driveway (per the city engineer), limiting hours of operation to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., prohibiting outdoor loudspeaker/audio systems and banning outdoor storage of tires or auto parts outside business hours. The applicants supplemental material limits on-site display of vehicles to six at any time; Evans confirmed that auto sales would be allowed only as a secondary, limited use.
Michael Gertner, the applicants architect, spoke during the hearing and answered council questions; no members of the public spoke in opposition. After the public hearing the council moved to approve the ordinance establishing the PUD; the motion passed unanimously.
The approval authorizes redevelopment of the existing building for the proposed auto service station subject to the conditions above and establishes the PUD as the controlling zoning overlay for the property.
The council recorded the approval on the public record so staff can proceed with plan review and permitting under the PUD conditions.
