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Stafford council delays decision on car-wash verification letter, schedules special meeting
Summary
An attorney for a property owner asked Stafford council to authorize a planning directorverification letter so a grandfathered car-wash at 3393 Avenue E can be sold. Council declined to approve the letter that night, asked for time to review legal language and scheduled a special meeting with planning and zoning.
At its July 16 meeting, the Stafford City Council heard from an attorney seeking a written verification that a car wash at 3393 Avenue E would retain its grandfathered, nonconforming status if sold.
Justin Pruett, an attorney representing property owner Sam Tamberbello, asked the council to allow the planning director to sign a verification letter stating the city recognizes the site's nonconforming use and that the status would not be extinguished by a sale. Pruett said lenders require such a letter to complete the transaction and said a recent state law changes the city's legal exposure when a nonconforming status is removed.
The request matters because Stafford's code treats some…
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