Council Hears First Reading for Old 41 Rezone to Allow Commercial, Storage and Light Industrial Uses

The City Council heard the first reading Tuesday of a zoning ordinance to reconfigure about 10 acres at 25211 Old 41 Road to a new commercial planned development that would allow storefront commercial uses, indoor self-storage and light industrial suites. The matter proceeded as a quasi‑judicial first reading; staff and the zoning board recommended approval subject to conditions, and the case will return for second reading on Oct. 15.

The application by FREP Old 41 Development LP, represented by attorney Francesca Passadoma and developer Connor McBroom, would reduce previously allowed commercial square footage and add up to 80,000 square feet of self‑storage/mini‑warehouse and 70,000 square feet of light industrial uses, while keeping up to 39,500 square feet of commercial fronting Old 41. The developer’s project team presented a master concept plan showing six buildings, a single Old 41 entrance, maximum building heights of 30 feet, and enhanced buffers along the southern edge that abuts the…