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Proposed major modification on Sinclair Road draws divided views over buffers and food truck operations
Summary
A major modification to PD 61564 on Sinclair Road proposing two commercial options — including permitted food trucks — drew opposition from neighbors and mixed staff recommendations; transportation staff said they developed trip‑limit conditions after the staff report, while Development Services did not support the buffer reductions proposed.
An applicant seeking a major modification to Planned Development 61564 for a 0.9‑acre portion on Sinclair Road presented two commercial options: (1) a smaller commercial building with two food‑truck spaces and limited commercial uses, or (2) a larger single building with limited commercial uses. The applicant proposed prohibitions on a long list of uses, and said business activity would be located toward the Sinclair Hills Road side of the parcel.
Development Services staff opposed the request because the applicant proposed narrower buffers and reduced screening adjacent to residential properties and sought other reductions that staff said would undermine baseline compatibility measures. Planning Commission staff similarly found the modification inconsistent with commercial locational criteria and expressed concerns that the site is not within the 300‑foot qualifying distance from a designated intersection.
Transportation Review later told the hearing it had recommended denial in its written staff report but had subsequently worked with the applicant to devise a set of conditions — including a trip cap for peak hours — that would have been supportable if placed into the record; Transportation said it could not change the original written recommendation retroactively but that it had draft conditions the applicant could submit into the record.
Opponents and nearby business owners raised concerns about existing food‑truck operations at the site, citing lighting, noise, hours of operation and code‑enforcement complaints. Supporters, including a food‑truck operator who described the business as community‑oriented and sanitary, urged approval. Applicant counsel acknowledged prior code issues and said the intent is to formalize and improve the site with conditions and focused uses.
The hearing master closed public testimony and the item for the record; Transportation indicated it would submit the revised conditions into the record when provided.
