AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2013-009, WHICH APPROVED THE GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN SITE PLAN, AND HEREBY APPROVING THE MODIFICATION REQUEST OF GUNTHER MOTOR COMPANY TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW GUNTHER VOLVO SHOWROOM LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH STATE ROAD 7 AND CULLUM ROAD. (QUASI-JUDICIAL)(SECOND PUBLIC HEARING)
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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the April 27, 2017, Commission Meeting.
The applicant, Kevin Cruz of Stiles Architectural Group, on behalf of the owner, Gunther Motor Company, is requesting a site plan approval for an addition to the existing pre-owned Volkswagen sales building to provide for a new Gunther Volvo Dealership. The applicant is processing a concurrent amendment to the Gunther Volkswagen PMDD with this item. The subject property is located at the southeast corner of North State Road 7/U.S.441 and Cullum Road within the City's MainStreet Project Area (MSPA).
The applicant is proposing to construct an 8,573 square foot addition to the existing building for a total building area of 11,794 square feet. On April 11, 2013, Gunther Volkswagen received site plan approval by the City Commission for the construction of a 3-story garage (garage) that included an expanded parts department, vehicle service bays, carwash, and provided employee parking for displaced surface parking spaces. The garage, located on the southern half of the subject property, has been constructed and is currently in use by the Gunther Volkswagen dealership. Although the garage site plan approval provided for renovations to the pre-owned sales building, they were not completed. This site plan will supersede the prior approval.
Gunther Motors, is seeking to provide for a new vehicle showroom and administrative and sales offices for a new Gunther Volvo Auto Dealership. Both the Volkswagen and Volvo dealerships will share the recently completed garage for vehicle service and no further service areas are propos...
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