Avon plan commission approves Ray Skillman Mazda with two waivers, reduced building size

The Town of Avon Advisory Plan Commission on Oct. 25, 2025, approved a development plan for Ray Skillman Automotive of Avon, clearing the way for a 21,360-square-foot Mazda dealership on about 6 acres at the southeast corner of U.S. 36 and County Road 900 East and granting two waivers to local design and landscaping requirements.

The waivers and plan matter for the U.S. 36 corridor’s appearance and for how the dealership will display vehicles and route customer and service traffic. The commission approved (1) a design waiver to permit no masonry on building facades where the U.S. 36 overlay normally requires 80% masonry on the front facade and 50% on side facades, and (2) a waiver of the foundation-planting requirement for roughly a 50-foot stretch of frontage, with the petitioner relocating required landscaping elsewhere on site. Staff recommended approval of both waivers and of the development plan review, subject to the routine…