Title
Rezoning Application by Michel Properties, LLC to Rezone +0.865 acres at 53 Wythe Creek Road [LRSN: 6001176] from Limited Manufacturing (M-1) District to Light Manufacturing (M-2) District with Proffered Conditions for Light Vehicle Repair
Purpose
UPDATED INFORMATION FOR AUGUST 10, 2022:
Michel Properties, LLC proposes to operate a light auto body shop at the subject site, 53 Wythe Creek Road [LRSN: 6001176]. Proposed repair services would include: light collision and paint repair, including bumper, panel, headlight, and window repair, scratch repair, paint less dent removal, window/seat, etc. The City’s Zoning Ordinance classifies light auto body repair as vehicle repair, light, which is not a permitted use in the current Limited Manufacturing (M-1) District; thus, the applicant is requesting the property be rezoned to Light Manufacturing (M-2) District with conditions to permit the vehicle repair, light use. All repair work would be done indoors within the existing 1995 sq. ft. building, which includes two (2) garage bay doors, and any overnight vehicles would be kept inside the building. A small storage area, associated with the auto body repair use, is also proposed behind the building that would be enclosed with an opaque fencing and landscaping.
The subject site was rezoned to Limited Manufacturing (M-1) District as part of a comprehensive rezoning in 1986. This rezoning was the outcome of the Wythe Creek Road land use study commissioned by City Council. This area was envisioned as an attractive hi-tech business corridor and an attractive location for the development of office and research type facilities located in proximity to NASA. Visually obtrusive manufacturing uses, including vehicle related land uses, were considered inappropriate; and as such, the Limited Manufacturing (M-1) District was deemed the most appropriate zoning district for this area. The intent of the M-1 Zoning District is “to provide sufficient space in appropriate ...
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