Council amends zoning code to allow storage facilities as transitional use at manufacturing-residential edges

The Superior City Council on Dec. 1 adopted an ordinance amending the zoning code to add storage facilities as a special transitional use at edges where M-2 Heavy Manufacturing abuts residential districts, subject to conditions outlined in the ordinance. The ordinance was introduced by the planning department and approved by voice vote. Why it matters: the change creates a conditional path for storage facilities where heavy industrial zones border homes; special-use conditions were referenced in the ordinance text read at the meeting. The transcript does not include the full condition list or the ordinance section number. Next steps: property owners or developers seeking to use the new transitional classification would apply for a special-use permit under the zoning code and comply with the ordinance conditions; the planning department will administer that process. The council did not record any substantive dissent or amendments to the adopted ordinance during the meeting.