Brakes Plus site plan

Said the shop would sit directly behind his home with no buffer or road between, bringing noise, traffic, and lower property values; noted the applicant never contacted neighbors until days before the meeting.

Studied 24 Edmond auto shops and found the typical distance to homes is about 330 feet — this one would be just 50 feet from a house.

Recorded audio at another Brakes Plus — horn honking, bells, music audible from 30 feet, open bay doors — plus concerns about smells, chemicals, and cameras near backyards.

Lives right next door and learned about the project only when a neighbor told her; stressed how close the shop would be to her backyard.

Argued the Planning Commission already rejected this and applicants don't get a do-over — urged the council to deny.

Bradford Place resident of nearly 40 years asked the commission to deny the plan, citing compressor and tool noise, traffic at the neighborhood entrance, unbuffered light bays and chemical odors against backyards, and property-value erosion.

Played a recording of brake-shop noise and urged denial, asking for study of hours, noise, lighting, and odor controls.

Also of 2317 Bradford Place; shared a backyard video of existing noise and asked that the plan be denied as proposed.

Argued the site triggers D-2 sensitive-border standards requiring a 70-foot residential buffer the plan doesn't meet, and urged denial of the driveway variance to preserve the corridor's planned connectivity.

A 26-year Orchard resident concerned about adequate parking for inoperable or overnight vehicles on the narrow site, and about hours of operation.