Planning commission approves reduced Elmhurst self‑storage site plan after traffic concerns

Jonesboro — The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission on Sept. 9 approved a site plan for a self‑storage facility on Elmhurst Drive after the applicant reduced the building footprint and added design changes intended to address prior commission comments.

Bear Davidson of Davidson Engineering, representing the applicant, told the commission the building had been “much larger the last time you saw it. Closer to or over 100,000 square feet,” but the developer reduced the footprint to 60,000 square feet and reconfigured the interior so “all of these units are interior loaded climate controlled units.” The revised plan also adds sidewalks on all four sides of the building and heavier landscaping along perimeter walls.

The change in size places the project below the commission’s…