Baker's Towing Postpones Zoning Board Decision
Attorney for towing company asks for delay until August
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Supporters and opponents of a towing company's plans to relocate on Lake Street must wait yet another month to learn the fate of its request.
Thomas Reitz, the attorney for Baker's Towing & Auto Repair, requested and received a postponement of the Kent Board of Zoning Appeals decision on the company's request for a substitution of a non-conforming use certificate, which would allow his business to relocate to a piece of property zoned R-3 for residential use at 634 Lake St.
The zoning board will discuss the issue and vote on the request at its Aug. 20 meeting.
It had been scheduled for action by the zoning board, but no further public comment, at Monday's meeting.
The postponement is the second delay in a final decision on the request from the zoning board.
After several hours of testimony at the June meeting members of the zoning board voted to delay their decision — also at Reitz's suggestion — until their next meeting, which is set for Monday. That meeting included several hours of testimoney from neighbors opposing the relocation and supporters of the proposal.
Scroll down for past coverage:
- Zoning Board Delays Vote on Baker's Towing Relocation Across Lake Street
- Residents Oppose Towing Company's Relocation on Lake Street
- Towing Company Owner says New Operation not 'Illegal'
- Towing Business Ilegally Operating on Lake Street
- Neighbors Meet over Towing Company's Relocation plans on Lake Street
Marilyn Carlson
1:12 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
Another month of Illegal operations the The City of Kent will allow.
Pad Womack
1:18 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
What exactly is the illegality you are referring to?
JaneDoenut
2:47 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
@pad: no "non-conforming certificate" has been granted to run the business. basically, a business moved in without the official ok and is making money and operarting UNTIL a decision is reached.
the city could have just as easily said: cease.
Pad Womack
8:49 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
It could have very easily said that but according to the article this past session included "several hours" of testimony so it seems to me that this situation might be a little less black and white than that.