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Commission recommends airport‑industrial rezoning and concept plan for flex warehouse at 3185 West 550 South
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a zone map amendment and a concept plan that would expand Joel Pilling’s existing flex‑warehouse complex at 3185 West 550 South into the Airport Industrial (A1) zone; staff said the site will remain over‑parked despite a net loss of 21 stalls.
At its April 23 meeting, the Provo Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council approve a zone map amendment and the concept plan for flex warehouse space proposed by Joel Pilling at 3185 West 550 South.
Planner Aaron Ardmore told the commission the applicant seeks to bring an adjacent parcel into the Airport Industrial (A1) zone so it can be combined with three existing flex buildings and developed with the same product type. Ardmore said neighborhood feedback at the district meeting was positive and that three properties adjacent to the proposed expansion are owned by Provo City, reducing the likelihood of major opposition.
Commissioner Lisa Jensen asked about parking counts; Ardmore said the proposed building footprint will remove about 21 existing stalls, but the overall site would still provide 238 stalls where 179 are required — a net surplus under the city’s parking calculations. The proposal shown in the concept materials includes a new five‑unit flex building immediately adjacent to three existing buildings already in use as small industrial/retail/showroom space.
Joel Pilling, the applicant and local property owner, told commissioners he already owns the three existing buildings and intends the new building to follow the same pattern of tenant mix — small online retailers, light industrial, and limited showroom use. He said existing concerns about grade differences and sightlines will be addressed with a retaining wall and fence, directional lighting will be controlled, and stormwater will be routed to existing detention facilities per city requirements. Pilling said he expects to own at least half of the new building and to have a partner finance the remainder.
No members of the public offered comment on the items. Commissioners discussed the zoning transition and praised the applicant’s site work on the existing buildings, noting the expansion would create a contiguous cluster of airport‑industrial uses rather than a scattered pocket.
The commission moved and seconded separate motions to recommend approval of the zone map amendment and to approve the concept plan; both motions passed unanimously. Both items will proceed to the City Council for final action; if approved, the applicant must submit a final subdivision and project plan application and obtain building permits.
