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Auto dealers urge council to reconsider new lot-striping enforcement, request stakeholder meeting
Summary
Multiple long-standing Division Avenue auto dealers told the council that proposed lot-striping and related enforcement requirements would reduce display capacity and harm businesses; dealers requested a committee or dialog and possible tailoring or grandfathering.
Several automotive-dealership owners addressed the Wyoming City Council during the May 4 public comment period to protest new lot-striping enforcement guidance tied to recent code interpretations.
Ed, who identified himself as owner of Motor Sales (2921 South Division), said compliance would be "extremely detrimental" to his display capacity and requested a committee to meet with dealers and city staff to resolve concerns. Steve of Metro Motors (3130 South Division) and another long-time dealer representing David Paris Motors (4112 South Division) echoed those concerns, saying strict striping requirements, engineered drawings and permitting costs would reduce their ability to display inventory and impose high compliance costs. Brandon Salomone, an owner at 2939 Division Avenue, said some lots historically have not been striped and that requiring new stripes tailored to the code would drop his display capacity from about 20–30 vehicles to roughly a dozen.
Dealers asked the council for a dialog-oriented approach, potential grandfathering or tailored enforcement, and offered to work with city staff and the Division Avenue Business Association. Several dealers emphasized their long histories in Wyoming and that many maintain property aesthetics and neighborhood cleanup efforts.
Council members acknowledged they had received some constituent calls and asked staff to provide updates; the mayor and other members said staff would follow up. The council did not take formal action at the meeting but agreed to pursue further staff review and engagement with affected dealers.
What happens next: Staff indicated they would provide follow-up information to council and consider meeting with dealers to discuss enforcement details and possible options.
