Park City Council approved two ordinances on Sept. 9 to permit a single bulk fuel storage facility on property south of 70 Seventh Street North and east of Broadway Avenue after the Planning Commission recommended the change. The council voted 7-0 to reclassify two parcels from I-1 (Light Industrial) to I-2 (Heavy Industrial) with a protective overlay and separately approved a special-use permit that limits bulk fuel storage to one of the two lots and requires compliance with KDHE and Kansas Fire Marshal standards.

The decisions finalize the applicant’s request to increase development intensity for one site while preserving most uses at I-1 levels through a protective overlay, city staff said. Russ Avey, the city’s zoning administrator, explained the application and the planning commission’s 6-0 recommendation with the overlay condition that “limits all uses back down to the I-1 Light Industrial Zoning District.”

The nut graf: the ordinances change the zoning classification only for the two applicant lots and include a written condition restricting heavy-industrial uses except for the single permitted bulk fuel storage site; the special-use approval requires development to meet state and local safety standards.

Council discussion focused on the mechanics of the overlay and why two lots were rezoned when only one will host the fuel storage. Avey said the applicant wanted two options on which lot to develop and that the planning commission and staff conditioned the special use so only one lot may be developed for bulk fuel storage. The special-use approval also conditions the facility on conformance with KDHE, Kansas Fire Marshal standards and other applicable regulations.

Council actions: Jim Schrader moved to approve the zone-change ordinance (ordinance 12-17-2025); the motion was seconded and passed 7-0 on a roll-call vote. Charles Schwenke moved to approve the special-use ordinance (ordinance 12-18-2025); Jim Schrader seconded and the council voted 7-0.

The measures complete the local land-use approvals; the record shows the planning commission’s recommendation and the council’s written conditions will be part of the final zoning documents. If the applicant seeks further review beyond the local approvals, those steps were not addressed in the meeting.

Less immediate details: the zoning administrator said the overlay and special-use conditions are intended to limit other heavy-industrial uses on the rezoned parcels; the council did not add additional conditions beyond those recommended by staff and the Planning Commission.