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Plan Commission defers TurfMDs salt-storage request at 5605 Messer Street for engineering and grading details
Summary
The commission deferred a conditional use request from TurfMDs for a salt-storage bin and contractor yard at 5605 Messer Street to allow submission of a grading plan, environmental assessment for the wellhead protection area and building elevations; staff and commissioners agreed to a 30-day deferral.
The Village of Weston Plan Commission on July 14 deferred action for up to 30 days on a conditional use request from TurfMDs to add a small salt-storage bin and contractor yard at 5605 Messer Street, which lies in part in the village’s wellhead protection zone.
Nick Peckl, TurfMDs general manager, joined the meeting by phone and said the company operates a contractor yard and seeks to add a 25-by-20-foot salt bin with a 10-foot peak on a concrete pad and an adjacent concrete dumping pad. Planning staff and commissioners focused on the wellhead protection zone, drainage, and how outdoor stockpiles and a gravel surface would be handled. Staff asked for a grading plan showing drainage to the village storm sewer, a description of the bin construction and materials, building elevations, and confirmation that salt handling would not allow prolonged outdoor storage that could infiltrate to the recharge zone.
Planning staff noted that the property is roughly 700 feet from a municipal well and that similar reviews previously required environmental-effect information for sites in the wellhead protection area. Staff listed a set of conditions in the draft conditional use but said additional details were missing, specifically a grading plan showing how runoff from the pad would be directed to the storm system and a clearer description of the bin design and the concrete pad in front of it.
Commissioners asked about typical delivery truck size and how salt would be pushed into the bin; TurfMDs said deliveries likely would be by quad-axle trucks and that they would push material into the bin with a loader. Commissioners and staff said that pad size and drainage must match the expected delivery method and the parcel’s drainage pattern before the commission could finalize an approval. One commissioner said he was “not comfortable approving this tonight” given the missing engineering and drainage details.
After discussion, the commission voted to defer the application for 30 days so the applicant could provide a grading plan, the environmental assessment for wellhead protection, building elevations and a concrete/impervious surface plan for the dump area. The motion to defer was made by Commissioner Tsugami (recorded as Seigami in the audio), seconded by Commissioner Mumper, and passed on a voice vote. Staff will review the additional materials and may finalize some plan items at staff level if they meet the conditions set by the commission.
The applicant agreed that a 30- to 60-day deferral would not substantially affect operations and said he and his engineer would prepare the requested materials for resubmission. The commission advised the applicant to coordinate with staff on the grading and pad details before the next meeting so the review can proceed promptly.
