Commission approves Cedar Creek Warehouse site plan with block-perimeter variance

The Planning Commission approved a site plan and a requested variance for Cedar Creek Warehouse, a proposed nonresidential development on about 13.52 acres on East Division Street in Ward 4.

Staff recommended approval with a variance to the maximum block perimeter because the site requires crossing a level-5 stream to make a street connection to the property to the south. Staff noted the code’s standard maximum block perimeter is 5,700 feet and that an exception (up to three times the perimeter) can be granted where a stream crossing is required. The applicant paid the variance fee, and staff reported similar variances had been previously approved for neighboring site plans.

Commissioners approved the project subject to consolidation of the two lots prior to final site-plan approval; the transcript records a motion to approve the variance and a subsequent voice vote approving the item. A representative for the project—Eric Berger—was listed as the applicant, and Mike Rogerloose of Rogerloose Design identified himself as available to answer questions during the meeting.