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Commission defers Riverside Drive storage and mixed‑use plan to June after access and code questions
Summary
A proposal to rezone a Riverside Drive site to general commercial and allow a multistory self‑storage facility plus mixed‑use pads was deferred to June 18 to resolve code, lot‑split and vehicle access questions after staff expressed technical objections and neighbors raised concerns.
A mixed‑use plan that included a multistory self‑storage building at Riverside Drive was deferred by the Planning Commission to the June 18 meeting after staff and commissioners identified technical zoning and access issues.
The applicant, represented by architect Randy Pimsleur and developer Barefoot Land, sought rezoning from Mixed Use to C‑2 General Commercial and a special use permit to allow a multistory self‑storage facility on a nine‑acre parcel in the Fulton Industrial Boulevard overlay. Staff recommended denial, citing technical conflicts with the zoning code (notably the ordinance interpretation that normally allows only one principal use per lot under commercial zoning and restrictions on access to local streets for storage facilities). The commission approved staff’s findings of fact but deferred final action to let the applicant and staff resolve access and lot‑configuration questions.
Randy Pimsleur said the project had been revised after community meetings to reduce the storage footprint and add roughly 20 retail pads and a large restaurant pad. He described the self‑storage footprint as “about a quarter of the land being dedicated to that component” and said the rest of the site would support retail and restaurant uses designed to serve the neighborhood. Pimsleur and Barefoot Land representatives said market analysis shows unmet demand for storage within a 3–4 mile radius.
Planning staff told commissioners the most significant technical issues were the proposed access from Riverside Drive and the code interpretation that multiple principal commercial buildings on one lot may not be allowed under a straight commercial rezoning without subdivision. Staff said these could be addressed by subdividing the site or relocating the storage access; the applicant agreed to work with staff and transportation to study alternative access off Fulton Industrial Boulevard.
Commissioners voted to defer the application to the June 18 meeting so the applicant can submit revised materials and work with staff on access and lot‑split options. Commissioners also approved the findings of fact presented by staff.
