BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
This item is a public hearing. This item is a request for approval of a specific use permit to allow a mini warehouse facility on approximately 4.65 Acres out of Lot 2R4, Block A, Van Zandt Place Addition, located north of West Bailey Boswell Road behind EECU in Saginaw.
The property is currently zoned Community Commercial (CC). The Ultimate Land Use Plan designates the property as Community Commercial (CC). A Specific Use Permit is required to allow a mini warehouse in Community Commercial (CC) zoning.
Per the City’s Zoning Ordinance, the following Special Conditions apply:
1. A site plan is required.
2. All outdoor lighting, including parking lot lighting, shall be directed away from any property zoned or developed for residential uses.
3. Mini-warehouses.
a. The principal access to the mini-warehouse complex shall be provided by an access drive of not less than 24 feet in width;
b. The lot area used for mini-warehouse structures facing onto a public street shall not be greater than 100 feet in width including the access drive. The remainder of the lot devoted to the mini-warehouse use shall not face on any other public street;
c.The boundary of the mini-warehouse complex shall be screened by walls or other devices from any adjoining use that, in the opinion of the council, is incompatible with the mini-warehouse use.
Sec. 5-4 G. Conditions of permit approval lists thirteen conditions to be considered. The applicant has provided a written response to these conditions and it is included in the Commission’s packet.
The Planning and Zoning Commission met on October 8, 2019 and denied the SUP by a 2-1 vote.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N.A.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Specific Use Permit allowing the operation of a mini warehouse facility on approximately 4.65 Acres out of Lot 2R4, Block A, Van Zandt Place Addition, located north of West Bailey Boswell Road behind EECU in Saginaw.