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Commission forwards five‑lot dealership subdivision at East 53rd Street to City Council
Summary
The Davenport Planning and Zoning Commission voted June 30 to forward final plat F26‑08 (1777 East 53rd Street) to City Council with recommended conditions; the plat splits a multi‑brand dealership into five lots and requires several infrastructure and documentation items, including a developer‑funded traffic signal review.
The Planning and Zoning Commission on June 30 voted to forward final plat F26‑08, a five‑lot subdivision at 1777 East 53rd Street, to the Davenport City Council with recommended conditions.
Matt, a city planning staff member, told commissioners the site currently houses the Smart Luxury Motor dealership (Audi, Volkswagen and Mercedes) and an eastern portion under construction for Hyundai, Kia and Lexus. He said the 2023 rezoning to C‑3 and a 2025 special‑use permit allow vehicle dealerships on the property and that the final plat would separate the property into five parcels so each dealership and the administrative building occupy their own lot. “Final plat is simply to separate the property into five separate parcels of land,” Matt said.
Under the plat, lot one would contain the existing Audi/Volkswagen/Mercedes facility; lot two would be Hyundai, lot three Lexus, lot four Kia and lot five the administrative/recon building along the southern boundary. Staff reported seven conditions for approval, including adding a reference to the rezoning ordinance and special‑use permit on the plat, restrictive covenants governing shared access, a maintenance and repair agreement for shared drives and storm sewer, dedication and acceptance of sanitary sewer infrastructure prior to recording, and the inclusion of final wetland delineation extents along the eastern creek boundary.
Matt also said the developer is installing a traffic signal at the corner of 53rd and Spring Streets at the developer’s expense; that signal is under review by city staff. John Hoffmeier, the petitioner’s attorney with Aronson & Hoffmeier, told the commission the filing is a paperwork change requested by manufacturers and lenders and does not alter existing operations.
The commission asked questions of staff, heard no public comment, and recorded a roll call vote forwarding the case to City Council with the listed findings and conditions. The motion carried on the recorded vote.
The City Council will consider the plat and the attached conditions; final recording and any required infrastructure acceptance will be completed after council action and fulfillment of the conditions listed by staff.
