Car dealership Thompson Automotive wants to expand its current location in Edgewood to include additional showrooms and a repair shop.
Joshua Sharon, with the engineering firm Morris and Ritchie Associates Inc., told the Harford County Development Advisory Committee at its meeting Jan. 18 that the proposed plan includes addition of a 5,310-square-foot showroom and additional 4,416-square-foot vehicle repair shop to the existing building, as well as a 6,000-square-foot two-story showroom and display lot for pre-owned cars.
The existing buildings are the Thompson Toyota Scion and Thompson Chrysler Jeep Dodge at 1101 Business Center Way in Edgewood, just off Route 40.
Sharon said there would also be some "interior alterations;" there would be no changes to the existing parking lot.
Shane Grimm, chief of site plans and building permits review section for the county, told Sharon he would have to look at landscaping guidelines for the property since landscaping is required around the buildings and their additions.
Grimm also said the plan for the building will have to designate what space is designated for service and what is designated for customers.
Existing water and swear services will be used for the existing and proposed buildings, according to the plan plat.
A community input meeting was held on the project in December with little attendance. County Councilman Dion Guthrie, who represents Joppa and Edgewood, showed his support for the Thompson project during that earlier meeting, according to what was discussed at the DAC meeting.
Building conversion
Owners of an auto repair shop want to convert the building in Edgewood to a doctor's office. Their plan was also reviewed by the Development Advisory Committee on Jan. 18.
Global Healthcare Systems Inc. would use the shop at 2203 Philadelphia Road as a medical service office consisting of one doctor.
David Stoker, with Stoker Associates, told the committee the exterior of the building would not change, and there would only be some interior modifications.
The county's Grimm told Stoker only one doctor is permitted to operate in the facility.
He also wants to reevaluate the property's current landscaping, as there isn't any.
Darryl Ivins, a civil engineer with the county's department of public works, said the owners would have to complete a commercial service application for the proposed conversion. This will ensure the proper connections for water and sewer services.