Board Denies Satterlee Appeal
By ANNE HOLLIDAY
WESB/WBRR News Director
Satterlee & Sons won't be building a card lock and bulk fueling station on South Kendall Avenue after all.
They had planned on building a card lock fueling system – similar to Pacific Pride on Davis Street – but with the addition of a bulk fueling station at 123 South Kendall.
City Zoning Officer John Peterson denied the request for a variance of the zoning code, and the company appealed to the Zoning Hearing Board, which met Tuesday night.
The card lock station would have been in operation, and lighted, 24 hours a day. The bulk fueling station would have been open from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with limited use on the weekends.
Peterson denied the request because the bulk fueling station does not meet requirements of the zoning code.
Before making their decision, board members heard from several Chelsea Lane and South Kendall Avenue residents who were opposed to the proposal.
Chelsea Lane resident Nick Cummins told the board safety is the main reason he was opposed to the proposal.
He said several school children live in that area and, because there are no sidewalks, they have to walk in the street.
"There is going to be much more truck traffic with this operation," he said. "We don't need any more traffic – especially big trucks – on that road. More traffic is just going to make that a more dangerous area."
He is also concerned about property values.
"We took that 15 acres of blighted area and put a lot of nice homes up there (Chelsea Lane)," he said. "None of the homes up there want this."
He presented the board with a petition signed by 25 residents of the area who are "very much opposed" to the proposal.
Cummins also read a letter from Office of Economic and Community Development Executive Director Sara Andrews that said the business would not be compatible with the homes on South Kendall and Chelsea Lane.
Andrews' letter also said the fueling facility would "limit the potential of new homes being built" on Chelsea Lane, as well as lower the value of the homes already there.
Chelsea Lane resident Kim Gonzalez said another concern is air and noise pollution, saying that some trucks are already "jake breaking" on South Kendall.
South Kendall resident Bonnie Himes, who is a nursing home administrator, also mentioned the noise and air pollution, noting that Chapel Ridge, The Ecumenical Home and Fretz Middle School are located behind the proposed business.
Although the property had been a gas station in the past, Andrews said it hasn't been since the new homes were built on Chelsea Lane, and the former business did not involve the type of traffic this type of station would see 24 hours a day.
The board voted unanimously to deny the appeal and uphold Peterson's decision.
WESB/WBRR News Director
Satterlee & Sons won't be building a card lock and bulk fueling station on South Kendall Avenue after all.
They had planned on building a card lock fueling system – similar to Pacific Pride on Davis Street – but with the addition of a bulk fueling station at 123 South Kendall.
City Zoning Officer John Peterson denied the request for a variance of the zoning code, and the company appealed to the Zoning Hearing Board, which met Tuesday night.
The card lock station would have been in operation, and lighted, 24 hours a day. The bulk fueling station would have been open from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with limited use on the weekends.
Peterson denied the request because the bulk fueling station does not meet requirements of the zoning code.
Before making their decision, board members heard from several Chelsea Lane and South Kendall Avenue residents who were opposed to the proposal.
Chelsea Lane resident Nick Cummins told the board safety is the main reason he was opposed to the proposal.
He said several school children live in that area and, because there are no sidewalks, they have to walk in the street.
"There is going to be much more truck traffic with this operation," he said. "We don't need any more traffic – especially big trucks – on that road. More traffic is just going to make that a more dangerous area."
He is also concerned about property values.
"We took that 15 acres of blighted area and put a lot of nice homes up there (Chelsea Lane)," he said. "None of the homes up there want this."
He presented the board with a petition signed by 25 residents of the area who are "very much opposed" to the proposal.
Cummins also read a letter from Office of Economic and Community Development Executive Director Sara Andrews that said the business would not be compatible with the homes on South Kendall and Chelsea Lane.
Andrews' letter also said the fueling facility would "limit the potential of new homes being built" on Chelsea Lane, as well as lower the value of the homes already there.
Chelsea Lane resident Kim Gonzalez said another concern is air and noise pollution, saying that some trucks are already "jake breaking" on South Kendall.
South Kendall resident Bonnie Himes, who is a nursing home administrator, also mentioned the noise and air pollution, noting that Chapel Ridge, The Ecumenical Home and Fretz Middle School are located behind the proposed business.
Although the property had been a gas station in the past, Andrews said it hasn't been since the new homes were built on Chelsea Lane, and the former business did not involve the type of traffic this type of station would see 24 hours a day.
The board voted unanimously to deny the appeal and uphold Peterson's decision.
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