From what I understand, the status of the National Guard Armory is still up in the air, with no new bids or sale of the property announced. However, it does appear that, in order for the property to be used, the city will have to rezone the property as the building date in the late 1930s predated any city zoning and ensured the city grandfathered it in when the city originally zoned the area and leaving the building zoned residential refers it useless for any purpose to which a purchaser might put it.
While the city is doing that, I would expect it will expand the rezoning to include the building housing the Oakland Avenue Auto Repair, also build before the city zoned the area Though some in the area might not like it, that would solve the problem of the business operating in an area zoned residential, continue to make use of a building that had sat unused for several years, and keep a thriving business going. Moving the business to the closed Johnny B's Pro Lube building on the west side of town, as I have heard suggested, does not appear feasible, due to the amount of business OAAR currently does. A look inside the shop doors at any time of day shows 3-6 cars undergoing repair, more than the Johnny B's facility would hold.
While the city is doing that, I would expect it will expand the rezoning to include the building housing the Oakland Avenue Auto Repair, also build before the city zoned the area Though some in the area might not like it, that would solve the problem of the business operating in an area zoned residential, continue to make use of a building that had sat unused for several years, and keep a thriving business going. Moving the business to the closed Johnny B's Pro Lube building on the west side of town, as I have heard suggested, does not appear feasible, due to the amount of business OAAR currently does. A look inside the shop doors at any time of day shows 3-6 cars undergoing repair, more than the Johnny B's facility would hold.
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