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Board approves BM Motors special use for car sales at former gym site
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a special-use second-reading ordinance allowing BM Motors to operate motor vehicle sales at 1611–1613 Douglas, with staff noting conditions including fire district approval and required state licensing.
The Village Board voted unanimously to approve Ordinance 2,164 (second reading) to allow BM Motors to operate motor vehicle sales at a unit on Douglas Road formerly occupied by a gym.
Sonya (planning staff) told the board the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval with conditions including fire district sign-off during permitting and obtaining proper state licenses before operations begin. Trustee 13 questioned whether car carriers would bring large semi-trucks and create nighttime noise; petitioner (identified in the transcript as Speaker 17) replied most vehicles would be driven in or arrive on small trailers and that detailing would occur inside the building.
After trustees asked for clarifications on loading and detailing activities, the board moved and unanimously approved the special-use ordinance.
The ordinance allows vehicle display primarily outside with limited indoor storage and requires petitioners to follow licensing and fire-district conditions before opening.
