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Commission approves CDL training use permit for Challenger Avenue site
Summary
On June 25 the Historical Advisory Commission approved use permit UP26-11 allowing a commercial driver’s license training operation at 2020 Challenger Avenue, subject to a condition removing a proposed Grand Avenue U-turn from training routes; the applicants said routes will follow DMV testing and no classroom space is proposed.
The Historical Advisory Commission approved a use permit on June 25 to allow a commercial driver’s license (CDL) training operation at 2020 Challenger Avenue.(UP26-11) Planning staff told commissioners the operation would use an approximately two‑acre leased area in the Airport Business Park zoning district for hands‑on vehicle training and would not include on‑site classroom facilities.
Planning staff recommended approval with one condition: remove a proposed U‑turn on Grand Avenue from the training routes because that spur lies in a heavily trafficked area. Staff said the rest of the proposed driving routes match the city’s pre‑approved DMV testing routes and that no construction is required at the site.
The applicants joined the hearing by Zoom. Douglas Levit identified himself as present; John Tyard, director of operations for the training provider, said the Grand Avenue spur was likely a mapping error and that the company would avoid that section. “I honestly think it may have been a mistake in the drawing. We for the most part follow the same routing that the DMV testing uses and they do not go on that little spur to the east there,” Tyard said.
No members of the public testified on the item. Commissioners asked whether the approved driving routes are fixed and how future changes would be handled; planning staff said routes are part of the use permit and that any route not covered by the city’s pre‑approved driving routes would likely require an amendment to the permit and review by Public Works.
A commissioner moved and another seconded to accept item two as presented. The transcript records the motion and second and the commission proceeded with regular business; no roll‑call vote or tally was recorded in the public record provided.
What happens next: planning staff will finalize the revised route map that removes the Grand Avenue spur and will incorporate the approved findings and conditions into resolution 2026‑9 accompanying use permit UP26‑11. The permit will govern routing and on‑site operations; substantial route changes would require an amendment and additional review.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 024; topfinish SEG 106.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article: planning staff (presenting the use permit), Douglas Levit (applicant), John Tyard (applicant, director of operations).
