Council approves special exception for automobile service on N. Hwy. 42 with conditions

The Jenkinsburg Council on July 28 recommended approval of a special exception to operate an automobile service establishment on N. Hwy. 42 in the H-B (Highway-Business) district. Council Member Brent Eberspacher moved for the recommendation; Council Member Gary Brown seconded. The motion passed with recorded ayes from Joye England, Gary Brown and Brent Eberspacher and a recorded nay from Gary Roberts.

Council approved multiple conditions as part of the recommendation. The minutes list requiring an annual business license, submission of any required state license with annual license renewal, prohibition of a continuous active inventory of automobiles for sale on the subject property (“No continuous active inventory of automobiles displayed for sale on the subject property”), a required land disturbance permit prior to excavation or fill, a building permit prior to construction of vertical structures, adherence to the Hwy 42 Overlay design criteria, non-transferability of the special exception (requiring a new application on transfer or sale), and sign permitting that must comply with the City of Jenkinsburg Zoning Ordinance and Hwy 42 Overlay restrictions.

Mayor Pro-Tem Jason Watts opened and closed the public hearing on the application after hearing comments both in support and in opposition; the recorded minutes do not identify the applicant by name. The council’s recorded conditions emphasize permitting and design standards and explicitly restrict open-lot vehicle sales on the site. The minutes do not record any funding, mitigation, or traffic-study requirements beyond the stated permits and overlay design compliance.