Plans For Car Dealerships Approved

Two new car dealerships could be open on Avon's west side by next summer after most of the plans for the projects got approved by the in a meeting Wednesday night.

Joe Firment Chevrolet and Joyce Buick-GMC are planning to build in the 38000 block of Chester Road, just east of and just north of I-90.

The commission approved the Joyce Buick-GMC land development plan, a consolidation of two five-acre parcels into a single 10-acre one, and then  ubdividing that into parcels of 6.1926 and 3.1795 acres. The city will be deeded land for an addition 10 feet of right-of-way in a future Chester Road expansion.

The Joe Firment Chevrolet land development plan for 9.4 acres and was also approved.

will need to approve special use permits for 4,000-gallon oil storage tanks for heating on both dealership properties.

Both dealerships will be accessed by a single driveway rather than each dealership having its own driveway, planning coordinator Jim Piazza said.

Schirmer said that, if everything goes according to plan, the dealerships could be open for business as early as May 2012.