Planning Commission approves preliminary plat for 11-lot industrial subdivision on 420 West Industrial Boulevard

The Guthrie Planning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary subdivision plan on May 27 to divide a 7.5-acre parcel at 420 West Industrial Boulevard into 11 lots for light-industrial leasable buildings, conditioned on relocating the proposed sewer line to the street frontage for maintenance access.

Staff described the site as an existing larger parcel with a building and parking owned by an electric utility; the proposal subdivides the eastern portion to create smaller lots with about 3,000-square-foot leasable buildings per lot. The applicant plans a new public street with a 60-foot right-of-way, to be dedicated to the city after required improvements are accepted.

“...we're looking to have some lease type, units. And these are typically light industrial,” said Jason Spencer of Blue & Associates, the applicant’s representative. Spencer told the commission the applicant is agreeable to staff’s condition to place the sewer along the street: “We are agreeable to the condition of moving the sewer to be along the street. That's not a problem.”

Staff told the commission there is currently no sewer at the site and that the developer proposed bringing sewer from the north; public works recommended running the sewer in the front of lots to ease maintenance access. The fire department reviewed the cul-de-sac and turnaround radius and raised no objection.

Commission action: A commissioner moved to approve the preliminary plat as applied for with the staff condition regarding sewer location; the motion passed unanimously (Zach Robbins, Steven Harrison, Phil Nichols and Brent Linford recorded yes votes; meeting transcript shows a five‑vote approval earlier in the item). The applicant will submit improvement plans and a final plat to return to the commission and later the City Council for final approval.

Clarifying details provided at the hearing: staff stated the city requires a minimum 60-foot right-of-way for the proposed street; the industrial zoning does not prescribe a minimum lot size but requires adequate space for building and parking; the applicant described the buildings as roughly 3,000 square feet each.

Next steps: The developer must submit improvement plans and a final plat. Once reviewed and accepted, the new street would be dedicated to the city and sewer installed per the agreed alignment. The commission’s recommendation will be accompanied by those technical reviews when the item appears before the City Council.

Ending: With the sewer alignment condition accepted by the applicant, staff and commissioners said they expect technical review of improvement plans to be the primary next milestone before final council action.