Westminster board approves special-exception for East Main Street auto sales with site-plan conditions

The Westminster Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve a special-exception application to allow automobile sales at a downtown East Main Street property, incorporating zoning staff findings and conditions. The board voted unanimously to adopt the staff report findings and impose conditions; the transcript records the final vote as "Aye. It is unanimous.".

The applicant, who operates an auto repair business at the site and requested permission to display vehicles for sale, told the board he will not keep more than four cars for sale on site and said, "I promise I'm not gonna pass the 4 cars," adding that he typically works alone and sometimes works on cars after other jobs. Phil Murphy, a zoning administration staff member, told the board the site is already within the minimum required parking for the mixed uses shown on the simplified site plan and that the applicant…