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St. Cloud planning commission backs conditional use for climate‑controlled storage facility in Stevens Plantation
Summary
The St. Cloud Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of Resolution 2025‑013R, a conditional‑use request for a 2.2‑acre climate‑controlled storage facility in the Stevens Plantation PUD, with conditions including limits on vehicle‑for‑hire activity and later site‑plan review.
The St. Cloud Planning Commission on a 4-0 vote recommended approval of Resolution 2025‑013R, a conditional‑use request for a climate‑controlled storage facility proposed north of Nolte Road east of Pine Chase Circle and Western Progress Lane in the Stevens Plantation planned unit development.
Tisha Manning, zoning manager for the City of St. Cloud Community Development Department, presented the proposal and said the project would occupy about 2.2 acres and include a three‑story climate‑controlled building, exterior storage units, a perimeter drive aisle, security gates and fencing. "The project before you is for a conditional use for cloud storage... it is a conditional use and staff is recommending approval with conditions," Manning said.
The commission’s recommendation includes several staff conditions and clarifications: approval of the conditional use does not approve the concept plan as a site plan; a separate site development plan and any additional approvals required by the Land Development Code must be obtained; and vehicles‑for‑hire such as U‑Haul trucks would not be permitted at the location. Manning noted the proposed building height does not exceed the limits set in the Stevens Plantation PUD.
Don Huie of Askey Huie, representing the applicant, answered technical and design questions. He said there would be no windows or roll‑up doors visible facing the residential area to the west and described an existing undisturbed landscape easement with trees along that property line. "There are no windows on the west side which face the residential units. So that's gonna be like a just a wall over there, essentially," Huie said.
Joey Rodriguez Sr., president of the adjacent Pine Chase homeowners association, spoke in public comment with concerns about drainage, trash and camera placement. "I'm just concerned to make sure that there's proper drainage that doesn't negatively affect our residential community... and then if they install security cameras, that the security cameras are not pointing the method where they would look into the back of the houses in our neighborhood," Rodriguez said. The applicant replied that paved surfaces would be constructed with an inverted crown to collect drainage to inlets and conveyance pipes, outfalling to an existing master pond for the corporate campus, and that the dumpster would be enclosed.
After discussion the commission member who moved the recommendation said it was based on the six findings in the Land Development Code and the conditions proposed by staff; another member seconded. The motion passed 4-0.
The commission and staff noted that the conditional‑use approval is not the final site plan; the applicant must return with a detailed site development plan and meet fire and other permitting requirements before construction.
