Old Hayden Honda Dealership

Description:

The parcel has 10,200 SF± under roof: 7,485 SF± of retail/warehouse situated on a prime retail street and a separate 1,450 SF± three bedroom/two bath house with a 1,270 SF± carport. All buildings were built in the 1968 to 1970 range and refurbished in 2024. The front building has a sturdy 2x6 perimeter wall with roof truss construction. The rear Warehouse has a 10 to 12" concrete slab with steel columns and a steel bar joist structure with stout 2x6 wood trussed roof support. It is a very sound building. The House is 2x4 stick frame construction.
The property was developed 35 years before the City of Center adopted its Zoning Ordinance in 2005 and is now in the C-2 district where its existing commercial uses are by-right. Significantly and uniquely, the continuation of all existing uses, existing building density, and some property conditions on this site is granted to any new owner of this property by a CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL, NON-CONFORMING USE issued on 17 June 2024 which specifically allows relief from current parking and other requirements with a continuation of the established uses: 1970-2000 Hayden Honda (1983+ Hayden Distributors), 1993-2017 Hayden Insurance Agency, and 2000-2024 Gill Enterprises, all of which are commerical retail. From 1970-2017 the house was the Hayden Residence and from 2018-2024 was tenant occupied. These two grandfathered uses, commercial and residential, are also reflected in the tax records. This allows creative new solutions, such as a proposed Conceptual Parking Option (supplemental document).
The combination of commercial and residential has very advantageous property repair and legal benefits for a resident owner who claims homestead status. This was the case for five decades with the original business owner and residence occupant. At the same time, this a) mix of uses in b) three separate buildings and its c) grandfathered features offers a diverse income stream well in excess of what is typical for a parcel this size, just under an acre.
There was substantial effort and funds spent to clean and refurbish the property in 2024. Roof repair, eave repair, water blasting, exterior repainting, perimeter wall sealing, interior painting, new interior lighting, renovation of selected areas, and corrective regrading of the site were all aspects of the 2024 work on portions of the three buildings. A fuller description of the work is available in a supplemental document. Google images are now inaccurate.

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