Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning board recommends rezoning and one-year conditional use for tire shop at 1357 E. Maple
Summary
The planning board recommended a map amendment from R‑1 to C‑1 and approved a conditional-use permit for motor vehicle tire and wheel sales/service at 1357 E. Maple, subject to site improvements, fire-suppression, limits on hours and no outdoor storage; both items go to city council Aug. 3.
Applicant representative Joshua Bisping, speaking for owner Mo Kahiu, told the board they purchased the property believing it was commercially zoned and have invested about $60,000 in repairs. He said the planned tire shop would operate primarily Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–5 p.m., keep service inside and limit customer parking to designated spots. "We're not gonna allow people hanging out out there," he said, adding that tires would be stored inside the building.
Staff noted two property owners within 200 feet had been contacted; one expressed opposition citing concerns about noise, outdoor storage and property values. Planning staff also reported the area showed commercial zoning on maps before a 1974 map change that flipped a stretch to R‑1; however, most surrounding parcels are currently in residential use. Neighbors and board members raised spot‑zoning concerns about creating a commercial island in an otherwise residential block.
A nearby property owner, Robert Ellington Snipes, said the building had been cleaned up and he would not object provided safeguards are enforced: "If it's inside, and there is no other problems and no loitering ... I have really no objections to it," he said.
During deliberations one commissioner moved to deny the map amendment citing incompatibility with the neighborhood; that motion received no second. A subsequent motion to recommend the map amendment to C‑1 passed on a 5–2 roll-call vote. The board then recommended approval of the conditional-use permit with conditions: site-plan and building permits, required fire suppression, city business license, parking and landscape buffering, resurfacing of the parking area, removal of nonconforming signage, hours restricted to 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday (limited Saturday hours), all service inside with bay doors closed, exhaust/ventilation compliant with health rules, no outdoor storage, and a one‑year review after issuance; the CUP recommendation passed 5–2. Both items will appear on the Aug. 3 city council agenda for final action.
