Applicant seeks PUD to allow overnight truck parking on Suttell parcel; neighbors asked for conditions

An applicant and neighborhood representatives outlined plans to pursue a planned-unit development to allow overnight parking of a truck without a trailer on a half-acre commercial parcel on Suttell adjacent to Master's Church.

A proponent said the site is currently designated CCG 1, which he said does not allow overnight truck parking; the requested PUD would amend permitted uses so the owner could park a truck (but not the trailer) on the lot. He said the alternative zoning category, CCG 2, would permit truck-and-trailer parking but would also open a broader set of uses that the neighborhood opposes, so the PUD would be tailored to allow only the narrower truck parking use with community protections.

The presenter described the parcel as "a little over half an acre" and said the owner wants to park a tractor unit overnight, not trailers. He said the property is fenced and that plans include lighting, security cameras and landscaping. Residents in attendance said they had collected signatures from neighbors in support of the PDP (PUD) and the proponent said he has discussed perimeter fencing repairs and would repair panels damaged by previous impacts.

Questions from residents and council representatives focused on what conditions would be written into a PUD and whether any future owner could change uses. One resident raised concern that a PUD could be broadened if conditions are not specific; the proponent said the approach would be to write targeted code deviations and community commitments into the PUD so the district retains control over allowable uses.

No formal application was filed at the meeting. The proponent encouraged residents to provide input on conditions they want added to any PUD proposal.