A standard land use decision and site plan review was submitted to the city of Battle Ground in November for a McCords Used Car Sales lot north of the current McCords RV and More.
The land use decision application for McCords Used Car Sales was submitted on Nov. 12, and was slated to begin review by city staff on Monday, Nov. 24. As of press time, no further updates were available on the status of the land use decision, however, the project narrative states that construction was tentatively to begin in 2023-2024.
The project narrative details the site will be a one-acre paved lot for used truck sales including a small 1,200-square-foot sales office building. The site plan illustrates used truck display frontage along Southwest 40th Street and Northeast 120th Avenue with a new access point created onto Northeast 120th Avenue. The car lot is planned to also be accessed by a shared driveway with the Concrete Specialty Supply business off of Southwest 40th Street.
The developers predict the car sales lot will generate roughly 32 new daily trips on the adjacent public roadways.
To comply with the city’s design requirements as a part of the twenty-year comprehensive growth management plan, parking lots shall be located behind and to the side of buildings and not be placed on the corner of two streets. With the used car lot, the project narrative states that the building is positioned to allow for display vehicles to be viewed from the adjacent roadways.
The site plan is also set to be designed with wide sidewalks directly to the sales office building which connect to new public sidewalks along Southwest 40th Street.
The project will also create frontage improvements with sidewalks, tree planters and benches.
