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Board grants special exception allowing formal outdoor storage use in Andrews Industrial District
Summary
A property in the Andrews Industrial District received board approval to recognize outdoor storage as a principal use, subject to site plan and screening conditions, after the applicant said it would bring the site into compliance.
The Planning & Zoning Board on July 17 approved a special exception to permit outdoor storage as a principal use on an industrial parcel on Southwest Thirteenth Court in the Andrews Industrial District.
Principal Planner Max Weems reported that the parcel was annexed into the city in the 1960s and retains an I‑1 zoning designation that allows outdoor storage by special exception. The applicant submitted a conceptual site and landscape plan and noted prior approvals for the site dating to 1978. Staff found no record of prior formal approvals authorizing ongoing outdoor storage and therefore recommended formal recognition through the special‑exception process. Weems told the board that if approved the applicant must submit a formal site plan demonstrating compliance with the I‑1 use‑specific standards, including an 8‑foot opaque fence or wall, perimeter buffering, a minimum 20% pervious area and paved surface for storage.
Applicant representative James Khan of Keith & Associates said the site is industrial and that the current application is intended to "bring the site back up to compliance" and meet the conditions required by the code including screening, landscape and surfacing upgrades.
William Sikosi, an adjacent property owner, asked for clarity about potential future uses and about semi‑truck parking; staff and the applicant said the request is limited to outdoor storage of finished materials and equipment (the applicant identified Sunbelt Rentals as an intended occupant) and does not permit a truck or freight terminal. The board's order requires site‑plan approval and that outdoor storage remain fully screened and surfaced and that materials not exceed the screening height.
The motion to grant the special exception carried on a roll‑call vote with six affirmative votes. Conditions in the board order require final site‑plan approval and full compliance with the I‑1 district’s surfacing, buffering and screening standards before outdoor storage activity may begin.
