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Hearing examiner recommends denial of Madison Avenue rezoning to allow outdoor vehicle storage and sales
Summary
The hearing examiner recommended denial of a petition to rezone a Madison Avenue property to permit outdoor storage and auto sales, concluding the existing C4 district already allows by‑right auto repair and that expanded outdoor storage and sales would conflict with the transit‑oriented overlay and surrounding residential context.
The hearing examiner recommended denial on Feb. 27 of a petition to rezone 0.37 acre at 5353 Madison Avenue (petition 2025 ZON 006 as amended) to permit expanded outdoor storage of vehicles and on‑site auto sales. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Metropolitan Development Commission for consideration at its March meeting.
The petitioner’s engineering representative, Chris Badger of Badger Engineering, said the business is an auto‑repair operation that needs overnight parking for customer vehicles and asked that the property be rezoned to C5 to allow auto sales on site in addition to repair. Owner Ali (address given as…
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