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Council approves similar-use determination to treat 70 Kentucky Ave as outdoor storage (vehicle tow yard) by 4-3 vote
Summary
Council voted 4-3 to treat 70 Kentucky Ave as the zoning category "outdoor storage facilities," a classification that includes vehicle tow yards.
The Monroe City Council voted 4-3 to determine that the property at 70 Kentucky Avenue is a similar use to "outdoor storage facilities," a zoning category the city code lists as including vehicle tow yards.
Background and staff analysis: Assistant City Manager Mark Cochran told council the applicant, Timothy Peck, had previously sought rezoning to allow a tow-yard use but that rezoning was denied. Staff's review found the proposed activity matches the city's code definition of outdoor storage and that vehicle tow yards are specifically cited as an example in the zoning ordinance. Cochran said that outdoor storage and vehicle tow yards are not permitted in the MU-1 zoning district that applies at 70 Kentucky Avenue,…
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