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Commission directs staff to allow smog‑check‑only use in downtown as administrative permit, plans code update
Summary
The Planning Commission directed staff to treat a proposed smog‑check‑only business in the Downtown General zone as a drive‑through non‑food use eligible for an administrative use permit, and asked staff to update the development code to define specialized automotive services.
The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission gave staff direction to allow a smog‑check‑only operation in the Downtown General (DG) zone under the 'drive‑through non‑food' classification, subject to an administrative use permit, while the city updates its development code to create a clearer category for specialized automotive services.
The request centered on a pre‑application for a prospective tenant at 7370 29 Palms Highway (the former Motor City site). Staff noted the DG zone's list of allowed commercial uses does not explicitly include automotive repair. Amanda, a real estate broker representing the property, said…
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