BY JACOB VAUGHN
Council denies permit for auto repair shop Frisco City Council denied plans for an auto repair shop in the Cobb Business Park at its meeting May 6. Jon Ferguson with Miller Minor Automotive, the applicant behind the plans, requested a specific use permit to set up shop near a residen- tial area. The council voted to deny the specific use permit after hearing from area residents who opposed the facility. The details If approved, the auto repair shop would have sat 250 feet away from the Meadow Hill Estates. Residents in the area said they worried about noise pollution and an increase in traffic if the shop became operational. City staff put together a map showing the number of people in the area who were opposed and in support of the project. According to city documents, 45 people were opposed and two were in favor.
Police to get new $20M parking garage The Frisco Police Department is set to get two new auxiliary buildings, a parking garage and a communications tower. Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission approved a preliminary site plan for the additions at its meeting April 22. The item was part of the commission’s consent agenda, which was approved unan- imously. The parking garage is expected to cost $20 million, according to a Texas Depart- ment of Licensing and Regulation filing. The details The additions to Frisco police head- quarters will sit on about 14.3 acres on the northwest corner of Parkwood Boulevard and Stonebrook Parkway. The land is currently zoned for office space and communications tower.
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However, five people wrote to city officials in support of the project mostly because they said the company behind the request has a good repu- tation and Frisco needs more auto repair shops. What happened? Most of the City Council voted against granting the specific use permit, saying the proposed facility was too close to a residential area. Council members Brian Livingston and Bill Woodard voted against denying the permit. Wood- ard said he knew of other auto repair shops near residential areas that didn’t seem to be a problem for neighbors.
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