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Columbia zoning board upholds administrators ruling that tire-and-rim shop is not allowed in NAC district
Summary
The City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals on May 1 upheld the zoning administrators decision that a proposed tire-and-rim business at 5003 Red Street is classified as personal vehicle repair and maintenance, a use not permitted in the Neighborhood Activity/Activity Center (NAC) zoning district.
The City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals on May 1 upheld the zoning administrators decision that a proposed tire-and-rim business at 5003 Red Street is classified as personal vehicle repair and maintenance, a use not permitted in the Neighborhood Activity/Activity Center (NAC) zoning district.
The ruling came after Renita Caesar, the property owner and applicant, told the board she purchased the city-owned lot, paid a nonrefundable $9,000 deposit and planned to sell rims and tires and provide on-site installation only for items she sells. "All I want to do is service what I sell," Caesar said, describing two two-car garages and saying she would not perform broader repairs: "I don't want to repair anything. I don't want to go to AutoZone for nothing. I don't want to put no oil in."
Andrew Livingood, the citys zoning administrator, told the board the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) defines "personal vehicle repair…
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