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Committee and staff debate mini‑storage on prime industrial land; rules amended after project permitted
Summary
Adopted development code changes now restrict new storage facilities in key industrial areas, but a recent project permitted before the amendments prompted committee concern that prime industrial acreage was lost to mini‑storage.
Committee members and staff discussed concerns that mini‑storage (self‑storage) facilities have taken prime industrial acreage in South Dallas and that a recently constructed project exemplifies the problem.
Background: staff said the development code amendments governing storage were adopted in March. The project under discussion was permitted before the new rules took effect and is already under construction, staff said. Committee members said the completed facility consumed roughly five…
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