580 Mayport Road 17-UBEX-329 Staff Report CCCITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM: 17-UBEX-329
Request for a use-by-exception as permitted by Section 24-63, to allow an establishment for the sale of automobiles as listed in Section 24-111(c)(10) in the Commercial General zoning
district at 580 Mayport Road.
SUBMITTED BY: Derek W. Reeves, Planner
DATE: March 10, 2017
STRATEGIC PLAN LINK: None
BACKGROUND: The applicant is Ryan Hawkins, a partner in Brightway Autos, a proposed tenant of 580 Mayport Road, which is owned by Atillio Cerqueira. The applicant is requesting to operate
a used car lot on the eastern portion of the property along Mayport Road within the Commercial General (CG) zoning district. The applicant has an existing used car lot across West 6th
Street at 660 Mayport Road. The proposed site directly across West 6th Street would provide additional space for inventory. Offices would remain at 660 Mayport Road. In total, 10 to
11 cars could be located on the proposed site without blocking cars in. A use-by-exception is required by Section 24-111(c)(10) for the sale of automobiles at this location. The proposed
site is an existing paved property at the corner of Mayport Road and West 6th Street. The paved area is about 32 feet wide by 102 foot length of the property. There is an existing nonconforming
sign at the south end of the property. The existing landscaping is nonconforming in that it does not provide the required 10 foot landscape buffer, or the required shrubs and trees
within that buffer.
The City’s Comprehensive Plan has two relevant policies to this application. Policy A.1.10.5 talks about limiting the proliferation of automotive sales uses along Mayport Road. The applicants
already operate a used car dealership across West 6th Street from this location. The next closest car dealership is Rick’s Used Cars at Mayport Road and Simmons Street. Policy A.1.11.1
calls for resident serving retail, restaurant and service uses in the CG zoning district. While most residents of the City need a car for transportation, many do not buy cars frequently.
This is counter to the list of desired uses that people tend to use daily or weekly.
The proposed car lot is to be located on a developed property with a multi-tenant, 15,921 square foot structure. While no plans exist in City files, it is believed that area to be utilized
by the car lot is part of the required parking for this property. The approval of another use on this property that further restricts parking should be considered carefully.
This item is scheduled to be heard by the Community Development Board on March 21, 2017. Results may be available within an amended agenda or at the Commission meeting on March 27, 2017.
BUDGET: None.
RECOMMENDATION: To get Commission consensus to move item 17-UBEX-329 forward to a Public Hearing on April 10, 2017.
ATTACHMENTS: CDB staff report, 17-UBEX-329 application.
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