Planning staff present conditional-use permit for private auto-storage at Charter Oak and Poppet Place

Chandler, planning staff, told the Temple City Council at a workshop that planning staff is presenting a conditional‑use permit for a private auto‑storage facility at the southwest corner of Charter Oak and Poppet Place.

The application, described by Chandler as a single‑owner private auto‑storage site, would locate vehicle storage at the site now called Profit Place. Chandler said access to the property would be limited to Poppet Place after the planning and zoning body disapproved a request for driveway access from Charter Oak. "We have a new zoning ... template," he told council members, and introduced the application as a conditional‑use permit for private auto storage.

Chandler said staff and the planning and zoning commission recommended a number of standard conditions if council approves the permit, including a six‑foot sidewalk, required landscaping and the "proper number" of parking spaces (the application materials did not specify an exact parking count). The conditions would prohibit major vehicle servicing on site while allowing limited minor servicing; Chandler described those as "standard auto storage conditions." He also said the applicant had added a sidewalk and that on‑site parking would not include a driveway connection on Charter Oak.

Madison Neal, identified in the workshop as "one of our newest planners," was credited by Chandler with redesigning the presentation materials for the application. Chandler said Neal "is very creative and just took this on and has made our presentation that much better. So excited to unveil the new design." That comment referred to staff design work on the application packet and maps shown to council.

Council members and staff discussed the site layout, which Chandler described as providing access solely from Poppet Place and showing angled or pass‑through parking on the building'side; he said the project would not include Charter Oak driveway access. The site plan shown at the workshop indicated on‑site parking bays and a circulation pattern through the building, but Chandler said the applicant's intended internal uses were not fully clear from the materials.

No formal motion or vote was recorded in the workshop transcript. Staff described the request as a conditional‑use permit and told council it would return as required for any formal action. Additional conditions discussed at the workshop included measures to prevent light trespass, dust and noise nuisances and to meet landscape requirements.

The item drew routine technical questions about access, parking and permitted services; there was no public comment recorded on the application during the workshop.

At the close of the presentation, Chandler said staff would continue to coordinate plan details and to confirm the proposed parking counts and any final changes to the site plan before the item returns for council action.