Zoning request withdrawn for Wildwood indoor car dealership
The Nov. 3 planning commission meeting was very brief, with no major requests coming before commission members.
Chris Stokes, the owner of Simple Auto Imports, decided not to pursue a requested amendment to the Planned Mixed Use District, which would have allowed him to proceed with plans for an indoor car dealership in Wildwood.
Stokes was considering a dealership for mid to high-end used vehicles somewhere within the shopping center, and had originally stated that he hoped to open the dealership within the next few months. Vanessa McGrath of the department of engineering, planning and zoning said she did not know why the request was withdrawn, or whether Stokes is pursuing the idea in a different location.
Other planning commission business included:
- Rejecting a proposed amendment that would allow hotels and motels within the Planned Mixed Use District areas, such as Wildwood, as long as the building was at least 500 feet from any residential areas.
- Recommending approval of amendments to the driveway ordinance within Homewood's Subdivision Regulations. The amendments bring the subdivision rules in line with the citywide rules. These included updating the definition of a parking pad and driveway, mandating that driveways in city right-of-way must be at least six inches thick and adjusting the allowed street frontage width.
- Approving the 2016 meeting calendar. The planning commission meets the first Tuesday of every month except July 2016, when they will meet on July 12 to avoid overlap with Independence Day.