Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the Zoning Subcommittee

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1 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the Zoning Subcommittee Tuesday, October 02, :00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut NOTICE - The Common Council Zoning Subcommittee will hold a regular meeting and public hearing on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL READING OF THE LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING Legal notice published in the New Britain Herald on Friday, September 21, 2018, and Saturday, September 29, Legal Notice 1. Item No Re: Robert Greco of A&M Towing Holdings, LLC seeks granting of a certificate of location approval to allow State DMV issuance of a motor vehicle general repairer s license for property at 80 South Street. AGENDA 1. Item No Re: Robert Greco of A&M Towing Holdings, LLC seeks granting of a certificate of location approval to allow State DMV issuance of a motor vehicle general repairer s license for property at 80 South Street. Petition Application Documents Map City Plan Recommendation 1

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3 C I T Y O F N E W B R I T A I N EST Common Council VIA The Herald Classified Advertising/Legal Notice New Britain, Conn Please publish the following Legal Notice on Friday, September 21, 2018, and Saturday, September 29, 2018 LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF NEW BRITAIN The New Britain Common Council Zoning Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at 7:00 pm, in Council Chambers, City Hall, 2 nd Floor, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut for the following: Item No Robert Greco, of A&M Towing Holdings, LLC, seeks granting of a certificate of location approval to allow State DMV issuance of a motor vehicle general repairer s license for property at 80 South Street. At this hearing interested persons may be heard and written communications may be received. Copies of said items are available for public inspection during normal business hours in the Office of the Town and City Clerk. Lawrence Hermanowski Clerk of Committees 3 27 West Main Street New Britain, CT Phone (860) Fax (860)

4 CITY CLERK S OFFICE NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Mr Your attention is called to the following petition received by the Common Council at its meeting held Wednesday evening, September 12, 2018, and referred to the CITY PLAN AND ZONING SUBCOMMITTEE To Her Honor, the Mayor, and the Common Council of the City of New Britain: the undersigned beg leave to petition your Honorable body: Robert Greco of A&M Towing Holdings, LLC seeks granting of a certificate of location approval to allow State DMV issuance of a motor vehicle general repairer s license for property at 80 South Street. Alderman Jamie Giantonio 4

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9 C I T Y O F N E W B R I T A I N N E W B R I T A I N, C O N N E C T I C U T REPORT OF : CITY PLAN COMMISSION To Her Honor, the Mayor, and the Common Council of the City of New Britain: the undersigned beg leave to report the following: ITEM: #34417 APPLICANT: Rob Greco for A&M Towing Holdings, Inc. ADDRESS: 80 South Street ZONE: I-2, General Industry The City Plan Commission, at its regular meeting held on September 10, 2018, voted 4 to 0 to recommend that this proposed certificate of location approval be approved. BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting the granting of a certificate of location approval to allow a State motor vehicle and repairer s license in accordance with Sections of the Connecticut General Statutes. The site was a former Gulf service station and Royal Tire Service. The current owner recently acquired the property for use in his vehicle towing and storage business and has removed the gasoline storage tanks and undertaken remediation. The site had originally received location approval for service station auto repair operations in October 1969, but the previous owner allowed the DMV repairer s license to lapse. The site received special exception approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals for re-licensing for auto repair and auto tow yard storage at the board s August 16, 2018 hearing, Application #4808. FINDINGS: The applicant's plans depict the 29,616 square foot lot and the 3,304 square foot former service station building, which has been recently cleaned and renovated. Tank removal and environmental remediation have also taken place on the site. The building has four (4) garage bays and is equipped with lifts for repairs. The applicant, however, indicates that the site will be used almost exclusively for storage of towed vehicles. As required, the vehicle storage would be at the rear of the building, screened on all sides by an 8-foot slatted chain-link fence. The subject location is on a primary arterial, carrying moderate-to-heavy traffic volumes, and bordered primarily by business uses to the west and north and by the Route 9 corridor to the east. The general area of South Street and Veterans Drive is predominated by auto-related uses. As an auto tow yard, traffic generation rates would be minimal compared to auto fuel stations, auto sales or typical auto repair businesses. 9

10 Item #34417 Page 2 The requirements for auto repair are that the site be at least 10,000 square feet in area; have a minimum street frontage of at least 100 feet; and have 4-foot landscaping islands along all property lines, except locations where there is an access driveway. The applicant s plans are compliant with all pertinent zoning requirements, except for the absence of the buffer plantings along the rear yard lot lines, deemed to be a permissible grandfathered condition. CONCLUSION: This portion of South Street is a mix of small and larger business properties, with no residential usage nearby. Like this site, many of the businesses nearby are older and in need of upgrades and improvements to enhance the visual appearance of the area. Due to its location and characteristics, this property is wellsuited to proposed use for tow yard vehicle storage. Because of the topography and the surrounding buildings and highway corridor, the storage portion of the site would be well-screened from view, and the improvements to this site would benefit the general vicinity and help set a higher standard for other businesses nearby. RECOMMENDATION: The City Plan Commission is of the opinion that the site is adequately suited to the proposed pair business, that the plan is compliant with the applicable zoning requirements, and that the planned site improvements would improve the appearance of the site and general area. The Commission, therefore, has no objections to the granting of the certificate of location approval. G. GEOFFREY BRAY, Vice-Chairman City Plan Commission 10