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Planning board approves AutoZone conditional use for 104 NW 20th Street
Summary
The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board approved a conditional use permit allowing AutoZone to occupy an existing building at 104 NW 20th Street and to remodel the site with landscaping and additional parking.
The Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board unanimously approved a conditional use permit on Aug. 21 to allow an AutoZone store at 104 NW 20th Street in the M-2 general industrial zoning district.
Development Services planner Heather Hanson told the board the property, built in the 1950s, is legally nonconforming for setbacks and parking but has previously hosted retail and repair uses. Hanson said a 1978 code amendment restricted retail in the M-2 district so the proposed AutoZone requires conditional-use approval because the planned retail area exceeds 1,000 square feet. She said the applicant will add landscaping, screen the site along the railroad, remove an unsafe asphalt driveway, and increase parking from 10 to 12 spaces, including one ADA van-accessible space.
Mario Amador, representing AutoZone, said the company plans a full remodel of the existing building, including new storefronts, refreshed landscaping and exterior lighting, and other improvements recommended by the Community Appearance Board. “Our goal is to revitalize the property to serve the community with the modern, well designed AutoZone store while enhancing the site's appearance and functionality,” Amador said.
Board members had no substantive questions and closed the public hearing after no members of the public spoke on the item. The roll call vote was 6–0 in favor of approval.
The permit lets AutoZone occupy the existing structure and obliges the applicant to implement the site enhancements described by staff. The board’s approval did not add additional, substantive conditions beyond the standard development conditions summarized in the staff report; the Development Services Department recommended approval.
Passage means the store may move forward with building permits and the listed site changes; permit holders must comply with the city’s nonconformity and conditional-use conditions during permitting and construction.
