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Planning commission recommends approval of Olive Branch Logistics Park Lot 1; applicant plans 1.2M-sq-ft warehouse
Summary
The Olive Branch Planning Commission recommended Board of Aldermen approval on Aug. 26 of a final plat creating Lot 1 of the Olive Branch Logistics Park, a roughly 68-acre industrial parcel with dedicated right-of-way for road widening and a planned distribution facility.
The Olive Branch Planning Commission on Aug. 26 recommended that the Board of Aldermen approve a final plat for Olive Branch Logistics Park Lot 1, a roughly 68-acre industrial lot created from a 72.33-acre parcel.
Staff told commissioners the final plat matches the preliminary-plat phase previously approved by the commission and the Board of Aldermen, and that the applicant—s civil plans show a 1,200,000-square-foot warehouse distribution facility on Lot 1 along with public-improvement plans to widen Kirk Road and extend South Crossroad Drive. The final plat would dedicate about 4.45 acres for right-of-way: roughly 2.5 acres along the north side of Lot 1 for Kirk Road widening and just under 2 acres along the east side to extend South Crossroad Drive.
City staff said the development-process requirements are the same as for smaller subdivisions: the applicant must record the plat before obtaining building permits. For this scale of work staff recommended that the applicant either post a letter of credit to cover the cost of public improvements or construct those improvements before recordation. The city engineer will review and approve construction plans and the letter-of-credit amount.
Staff also noted that the South Crossroad Drive extension may include overhead electrical transmission lines; the city—s standard practice is to require burial of such lines where feasible, and the planning department flagged that electrical plans likely are not yet final. Commissioners had no substantive objections and moved to recommend approval to the Board of Aldermen, subject to the same conditions attached to the preliminary approval.
The recommendation will go to the Board of Aldermen for final action. Recording of the final plat and satisfaction of the city engineer—s conditions (including financial security for off-site improvements) are prerequisites for any vertical construction or building permits on the lot.
