PUBLIC HEARING

PACK THE HOUSE!

July 20th

7:00 PM

200 Highlands Blvd Dr, Manchester, MO 63011

You do NOT have to live in Manchester to attend the public hearing.

Sign the petition!

Comments will be submitted to be read at the public hearing

You do NOT have to live in Manchester to sign the petition.

https://www.openpetition.org/us/petition/online/save-the-historic-henry-ave-schoolhouse

A historic landmark deserves better.

The city comprehensive plan on further automotive sales -

A large percentage of the available commercial frontage along Manchester Road is currently utilized for automotive sales or service. The city desires to diversify its tax base and to provide opportunities to a wide range of business types. Unfortunately, there is a limited availability of commercial property within the city. New automotive sales and uses are not re-commended in the Future Land Use Plan. New development and redevelopment efforts should be maximized by targeting a mixture of high-quality uses not currently within the city, including but not limited to, specialty retail, high-quality sit-down restaurants, and entertainment venues.

 Tell them that 120 Henry Avenue is unsuitable for an automobile repair special use permit because:

• It is incompatible with a historic district character and preservation - Zoning Code Section 405.540.A.2

• Article XI of the Code (Review of Architecture and Site Planning) requires "harmony with surrounding and adjacent uses"

• It would generate industrial-scale traffic, noise, and environmental impacts inappropriate for a National Register historic schoolhouse

• It directly violates the master plan's stated prohibition on new automotive service uses

• It conflicts with the city's strategic goal to diversify its commercial tax base beyond automotive businesses

• It wastes limited commercial land that should be allocated to higher-priority uses (specialty retail, entertainment, restaurants)

The master plan is unambiguous: Manchester has concluded it has enough automotive services and must redirect scarce commercial resources toward diverse, quality-of-life-enhancing uses. A repair facility is fundamentally at odds with this policy framework and should not receive a special use permit.