Council approves PUD rezoning limiting uses and requiring landscaping for proposed light automotive site
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Summary
The council approved rezoning RZ‑1049 to a C‑3 PUD to allow a light automotive repair use with conditions including no outdoor storage, evergreen screening and irrigation, and limits on building height and signage.
The Moore City Council on May 19 approved rezoning application RZ‑1049, rezoning property north of Southwest 304th Street and east of South Santa Fe Avenue from C‑3 General Commercial to C‑3 PUD (planned unit development) to allow a light automotive repair use with conditions intended to protect adjacent neighborhoods.
The PUD approval includes multiple conditions: the building is limited to one story, no outdoor storage is allowed, a monument sign is limited to 60 square feet per side and a maximum 20 feet in height, and six of the 10 required landscape trees must be located in the eastern buffer adjacent to the Bluestem Ridge addition, be evergreen for screening, be served by an automatic irrigation system and reach a minimum of 20 feet at maturity. Planning staff also said curb cuts will be minimized along Southwest 304th and that there will be three lots served by two shared entrances.
The Planning Commission recommended approval with amendments restricting allowed uses to those permitted in the C‑3 district and adding light automotive repair (described by staff and the applicant as oil‑change/tire‑rotation style service and other dealer‑type service work but not body repair). At the council meeting, applicant Larry Battison of Battison Properties described the proposal as an enclosed, air‑conditioned facility—two doors for drive‑in/drive‑out traffic rather than an open bay architecture—and said hours would be roughly 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. He said the business would perform most dealer services except body work.
Council members debated neighborhood impacts and protections. Staff reported sound meter testing at similar facilities showed average noise levels within acceptable urban residential ranges but cautioned results vary with operations. The council approved both the PUD design statement amendments and the rezoning ordinance (Ordinance No. 35‑25); recorded votes show Sid Porter voted no while other recorded members voted yes.
The property owner/applicant is Madison Properties LLC; Madison's application and the PUD conditions aim to allow automotive service while adding landscaping and operational limits to reduce potential light, noise and storage impacts on adjacent residential areas.
