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Planning board recommends special-use permit for tow yard at 220 Myrtle Road after applicant limits operations to storage
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Summary
The planning board recommended that town council consider a special-use permit for a 1.678-acre parcel at 220 Myrtle Road to be used as a tow yard for storing tow trucks and impounded vehicles; the applicant said the site will be storage-only, with landscaping and privacy mesh already installed.
The Town of Selma Planning Board voted to recommend that the town council consider a special-use permit for 220 Myrtle Road, a 1.678-acre parcel in the I-2 industrial district, to be used as a tow yard to store tow trucks and impounded vehicles.
Applicant Rolando Nicholas Valle Manzano, representing Valle's Properties LLC, told the board he and his son are a small operation seeking a location to store vehicles for 30 to 60 days following accidents or impoundment. He said operating hours would generally be 8 a.m. to midnight. Valle said landscaping and a privacy mesh on the perimeter fence have already been installed to address prior landscaping concerns that had contributed to a council denial in March 2024.
Planning staff summarized the parcel: 1.678 acres, parcel ID 12052003D, located in the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), in a watershed with minimal flood risk and not part of the historic district. Staff said the proposed use is permissible under the UDO with a special-use permit and referenced UDO provisions governing salvage yards and related operations (UDO §17-5-69). The staff report and supporting documents were entered into the record.
Board members asked clarifying questions about intended activities on site. Valle said the site would be for storage only—no vehicle repairs, salvage operations or consumer recycling activities—and no new building would be erected. On questions about fluid leaks, Valle said the business would transport leaking vehicles to an off-site facility in Raleigh if necessary. He also noted the privacy mesh and landscaping were installed after the prior council action.
Staff noted the application relies on four standard findings required for special-use permits, including that the use would not materially endanger public health or safety and that it would be in general conformity with the town's future land use plan; staff recommended the board forward the application to council. A motion to recommend the permit to town council was made, seconded and carried without recorded opposition in the provided transcript segment.
The board's recommendation to council does not itself grant land-use changes; the final decision rests with the Selma Town Council at a later meeting.
