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Commission recommends mini‑warehouse expansion with conditions after facade, buffer questions
Summary
The commission recommended approval of PUD2217 to expand an existing mini‑warehouse (BFB Storage) in the GNC district, approving staff conditions including stricter buffers and facade requirements despite measurement inconsistencies noted in the record.
The Planning and Development Commission recommended approval of application PUD2217, an expansion of an existing mini‑warehouse (BFB Storage), forwarding the matter to the Board of County Commissioners with conditions after staff and commissioners resolved questions about buffers and facade requirements.
Brenda McKenzie, the applicant, and owner Mike Fieser told the commission the existing facility is at full capacity and asked to add a single building to expand storage capacity. The applicant said the addition would consist of a building roughly described during the hearing as 40 by 140 feet (applicant’s description) containing approximately 32 units; senior planner Jen Perkins noted a discrepancy between applicant statements and the submitted master plan, which lists a 180‑foot depth and a 7,200‑square‑foot building on the most recent master plan.
Perkins advised commissioners that two parcels to the north are developed with residences and therefore require a 15‑foot Type C buffer and that facades are required on road frontages that face improved roadways; staff said East Goodwin Court is an improved roadway and that façade and buffer requirements could reduce the area available for the proposed building footprint. The applicant said they would meet the conditions and confirmed they had reviewed and accepted the staff conditions if the commission recommended approval.
Owners described the business as long‑standing and locally run; Mike Fieser said the facility generates property taxes and provides local jobs. Members of the public and local contractors spoke in support of the expansion, saying the facility was well run and needed in the area.
Commissioner David Bramblett moved the recommendation; Commissioner Sharon seconded. The commission voted 7‑0 to recommend approval to the Board of County Commissioners, with the conditions listed in the staff report (including buffer and façade requirements). The applicant must meet the conditions at permitting; staff will review dimensional and ISR compliance and verify access and drainage before permits are issued. The commission’s recommendation will go to the Board on April 22, 2025 (BFB storage scheduled for April 22 at 5:05 p.m.).
