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ZBA approves open-storage plan for Zuniga trucking site; board notes paving and construction conditions
Summary
The board approved an applicant's request to allow 15,724.2 square feet of open storage for trucks, vans and trailers without a primary structure, and to locate open storage 43 feet from the front property line, subject to paving and site construction conditions and earlier site-plan contingencies.
The Warren City Zoning Board of Appeals granted Thomas Zuniga permission to use 15,724.2 square feet of open storage for trucks, vans and trailers without a primary structure on site and allowed open storage 43 feet from the front property line, after the planning commission had already approved a conditional site plan.
Architectural representative Andrew Cywinski and applicant Thomas Zuniga described the plan as a storage and overnight parking area for primarily over-the-road trucking equipment. The packet and the applicant identified capacity figures: 10 large-vehicle spaces, 18 employee/passenger spaces, 11 smaller commercial vehicle/trailer spaces and four larger trailer parking areas, plus a northwest area reserved for snow storage and an on-site detention area for stormwater.
Planning staff told the board the project had received site-plan approval on May 12, 2025, with conditions for open storage of semi trucks, employee parking and a new parking lot. Board members asked whether the lot was paved and whether the applicant would use the area before paving was complete; the applicant said the lot was not paved yet but would be paved once permits were received and that they would not use the area for storage until the work was finished.
A member of the public, Gina Gardner, spoke about an existing marquee sign on the property and said the project team intends to refurbish that sign and update the nameplate; staff said sign permitting may require a separate variance or permit. Board members raised standard concerns about dragging dirt onto the roadway and asked for a timeline; the applicant said paving would follow once permits were in hand and that it should take about three months.
The board approved the variance on a roll call vote after a motion by Mister Cliff and support from Mister Perry, noting the lots intended paving and drainage and the conditional site-plan approval.
What happens next: The applicant must complete the paving and construction as described in the approved site plan; staff will monitor for compliance and follow up on any sign-permit requirements.
