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Commission signals preference to limit new self-storage to industrial zones; staff to draft code changes

5422943 · July 17, 2025
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Summary

After reviewing recent approvals and pending proposals, the commission leaned toward restricting self-storage to industrial zoning and asked staff to draft options (distance buffers, building-count limits, screening) for the next meeting.

The Planning Commission discussed recent self-storage proposals and site plans and signaled a preference to limit future mini-warehouse/self-storage facilities to industrial zoning districts, while asking staff to prepare draft code amendments for commission review.

Tommy Paradise reviewed current rules and recent activity: self-storage is allowed by special exception in General Commercial (GC) and Thoroughfare Commercial (TC) and permitted by right in Industrial (I). Since 2020 the city has approved…

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