TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Will Deaton, AICP, CFM, CZO - Planning & Zoning Manger
Craig Harmon, CZO - Senior Planner
DATE: February 24, 2025
RE:
Title
SUP25-01 - Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow for the reduction in the separation requirement between Automotive Wrecker Services and any residential district, school, or childcare center, located at 3424 Cumberland Rd (REID # 0426015026000) and being the property, Kodjo Sam Kouassi, Sam's Towing.
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
5 - Greene
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal III: City Investment in Today and Tomorrow
Objective 3.2: To manage the City's future growth and strategic land use
Executive Summary:
City Council is asked to hold an Evidentiary Hearing to determine whether a Special Use Permit (SUP) should be approved or denied. If approved, the SUP will reduce the 250-foot separation requirement between an automotive wrecker service located at 3424 Cumberland Road and residentially zoned property to approximately 10 feet.
During an Evidentiary Hearing, the burden of demonstrating that an application complies with applicable review and approval standards of this Ordinance is on the applicant, which shall be demonstrated by competent, material, and substantial evidence. The burden is not on the City or other parties to show that the standards have not been met by the applicant.
Background:
The property in question was annexed into the City on November 25, 2024. At that time, it was initially zoned HI - Heavy Industrial. Prior to annexation, an automotive wrecker service was formally operated on this property in the county's jurisdiction. That wrecker service seems to have gone out of business between 2019 and 2021, according to Cumberland County's online aerial photos.
The Applicant is requesting a reduction in the 250-foot separation s...
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