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Planning commission recommends CarMax distribution/auction center despite residents’ concerns over lighting, runoff and traffic
Summary
After hours of presentations and public comment, the commission recommended site‑plan and plat approval for a CarMax distribution, auction and reconditioning center with conditions addressing additional BMPs, lighting controls, landscaping and western‑side screening; residents urged a continuance and stronger mitigation measures.
The Village of Antioch Planning & Zoning Board on Nov. 26 recommended approval of CarMax’s site plan, preliminary and final plats for a distribution, auction and reconditioning center in the Antioch Corporate Center, voting to forward the recommendation to the village board with staff‑required stipulations on lighting, BMPs and screening.
CarMax and its consultants presented a second‑iteration photometric plan and additional stormwater best‑management practices (including added bio‑swales) intended to reduce illumination and treat runoff near the storage/staging area. Consultant Kelton McCoy said the revised photometric plan reduced average foot‑candles by about 11% in…
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