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Council renews special‑use permits for two StorageMart sites, extends terms to 15 years
Summary
The City Council renewed special‑use permits for two mini‑warehouse facilities at 465 and 953 Southeast Oldham Parkway and amended staff’s recommended 10‑year term to 15 years for both sites. The council also approved a sales‑tax exemption for construction materials as part of the developer’s chapter 100-style requests for other projects in the
The Lee's Summit City Council renewed special‑use permits allowing the continued operation of two existing mini‑warehouse (StorageMart) facilities at 465 Southeast Oldham Parkway and 953 Southeast Oldham Parkway and extended the permit term to 15 years for both sites.
StorageMart representatives told council the facilities have operated at those addresses for decades; one site has been in use since the 1970s and StorageMart acquired the properties in the 2010s. Senior planning staff said no changes to the facilities or new exterior buildings were proposed and that both sites met the Unified Development Ordinance standards for the planned industrial (PI) zoning districts in which they sit. Staff recommended a 10‑year renewal to keep periodic council review; council amended that term to 15 years.
Council discussion weighed the balance between long‑term regulatory certainty for the operator and periodic review for compliance with site maintenance and code enforcement. Council member Shields moved to extend the renewal to 25 years; that motion failed to gain support. Council then amended the renewal period to 15 years and approved the renewals.
Planning staff reported recent frontage landscaping improvements at both sites: the 465 Oldham location installed three trees and 17 shrubs and the 953 Oldham location installed nine trees and 54 shrubs; staff said there have been no zoning violations filed for either property during the life of the prior special‑use permits.
Council also discussed the cost to applicants of periodic renewals; StorageMart said renewal and associated legal fees can total tens of thousands of dollars across locations. The council’s action reduces near‑term permitting burden by renewing the permits for 15 years but retains the council’s ability to revisit the use at the end of the term.
Outcome: council approved renewals with the extended 15‑year term; the vote on the two resolutions was recorded in the meeting minutes (final tallies reported in the record).
