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Planning board approves G Lock Sports retail store at 72 Whisner Avenue; owner secures nearby parking agreement
Summary
The City of Middletown Planning Board unanimously approved G Lock Sports LLC to open a retail sporting-goods store at 72 Whisner Avenue; the owner presented a written letter from a nearby business granting use of two to three parking spaces when needed.
The City of Middletown Planning Board on Jan. 8 unanimously approved an application by Joe Alberto Fernandez to open G Lock Sports LLC, a retail sporting-goods store, at 72 Whisner Avenue.
Fernandez said the store will feature a boxing brand and sell equipment across multiple sports, and will include an in-store attraction — a punching bag that analyzes kinetic energy, speed and endurance. He told the board the store will rely primarily on street parking and occasional use of nearby private parking.
The applicant submitted a written letter from Jonathan Vivillado, owner of Angel and Son Premier Auto Spa at 80 Whisner Avenue, granting G Lock Sports permission to occupy two to three parking spaces at that property when needed. The letter, read into the record by a board member, listed a contact number for Vivillado and his address.
Board members and staff cautioned that the three spaces are behind a neighboring property and not immediately adjacent to 72 Whisner, and that the firehouse parking beside the proposed store is for department members and is not a municipal lot available to the business. The building inspector and fire representative reported no objections to the use as presented.
The board voted 4-0 to adopt the resolution approving the retail use at 72 Whisner Avenue. No additional conditions beyond standard permitting requirements were recorded in the meeting.
Fernandez thanked the board following the vote and the chair wished him luck as the board closed the item.
