ZTA 26-09 vehicle repair

Attorney for Wilneck Auto Body urged adoption with the Planning Board's setback amendment, saying the ZTA removes a costly barrier keeping the family shop from getting its permits.

Longtime customer and friend of owner Monica Costa praised the shop's safety and service and urged the council to help the Black woman-owned business stay open, though she worried extra requirements could burden small businesses.

Planning Board representative generally supported the ZTA but recommended site-plan flexibility on setbacks instead of a blanket reduction, and asked that replacement trees be planted elsewhere on-site.

A 21-year resident and longtime Wilneck customer (and the agent who sold them the property) urged adoption, noting trees and setbacks could bankrupt a small business and that the site was already a car shop.