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Developer says O'Reilly Auto Parts will expand store and add entrances; rezoning public hearing continues
Summary
At a public hearing on rezoning, the project engineer for O'Reilly Auto Parts described plans to increase store size by roughly 20 percent, add two entrances to ease traffic stacking, improve ADA access and plant a 30-foot buffer of trees to separate the site from nearby residences; planning commission approval and no negative written correspondence were reported.
At a public hearing on a proposed residential-to-commercial rezoning, Blake Ror, engineer for the O'Reilly Auto Parts project, described a site plan that would enlarge the existing store by roughly 20 percent, add two vehicle entrances and exits to reduce parking-lot stacking, correct ADA access, and install a 30-foot landscape buffer adjacent to residential properties.
"With this update, we'll be able to increase the store size by about 20%," Blake Ror told the council, adding that allowing two entrances and exits would improve safety for both customers and nearby traffic. He said the company plans a phased build to keep the store open while the new building is constructed, and that planning commission approval had been unanimous. Ror also told councilors, "we're going to make sure that we maintain a 30-foot buffer... put some nice trees and landscaping" along the residential edge.
Councilors asked about traffic impacts on the nearby thoroughfare and whether a lane or road closure would be required; Ror said work is primarily off the road and that a minimal tie-in at the existing entrance is expected. Staff discussed possibly expanding the local TIF district to capture project activity for infrastructure financing and agreed to consult outside counsel on technical steps if parcel combinations are used.
The hearing remained open for additional public comment per posted schedule; the transcript records no final council vote on rezoning in the provided excerpt.
