Council defers vote on Zion Church storage, warehouse and car-wash conditional use

Sussex County Council on a unanimous voice vote deferred for one week a request from Zion Church Ventures LLC to establish indoor storage and warehouse buildings, accessory office space, and a car wash on a 24.87‑acre parcel off Zion Church Road in Frankford.

Council deferred to allow staff and council members time to prepare and review amendments requested by the applicant to conditions recommended by the planning and zoning commission.

Attorney Mackenzie Pete, representing Zion Church Ventures LLC, told the council the current application pertains only to a portion of Parcel 23 — 24.866 acres identified as Track 1 on the submitted plan — and seeks permission for roughly 19 buildings totaling about 180,500 square feet of indoor storage/warehouse/workspace and an approximately 2,500‑square‑foot car wash. Pete said the applicant removed two other parcels from an earlier, related approval and eliminated a previously proposed clubhouse and pool. She said the current application also seeks to “expand the permitted uses to…