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ZON2017-00035 - ZONE CHANGE FROM SF-20 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO LC LIMITED COMMERCIAL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH BROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET NORTH OF EAST 85TH STREET SOUTH (229 EAST NICOLE STREET) (DISTRICT 2).
Presented By: Dale Miller, Director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) and approve the zone change; authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution and authorize the resolution to be published.
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Background: This application was filed to rezone the subject property from SF-20 Single Family Residential to LC Limited Commercial. The subject property is located on the west side of South Broadway Avenue approximately 1,700 feet north of East 87th Street South at 229 East Nicole Street. The applicant requests this rezoning to allow for an automobile repair business on site, defined as vehicle repair, limited in the Unified Zoning Code (UZC). This parcel is located in unincorporated Sedgwick County. The applicant for this case is the property owner, who will be renting this location to the operator.
The applicant explains that:
The proposed hours of operation will be 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and there will be two employees.
The services on site will only be auto-repair, examples include: brakes, shocks, oil changes, hub bearings, engines, transmissions, radiators, and other minor repairs.
The equipment list will be small: hand tools, engine hoist, jacks, jack stands.
The facility will be a simple two car garage with a bathroom, there is a foundation in place for the bathroom expansion.
Oil and antifreeze will go into a 55 gallon barrel with a lid and will be picked up when full.
The operators of the business have over 30 years of experience in the auto repair business.
The existing character of the nearby neighborhood is residential in nature. South Broadway, to the north and south, does have some uses and zoning o...
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