Council approves annexation for 10 Mile Flex project; zoning set to IL

City planning staff summarized the annexation and zoning request for HDash2025Dash0027: the applicant sought to annex 5.55 acres at 4255 North 10 Mile Road into the city and to zone the parcel IL (light industrial) for a multi-tenant industrial building and self-service storage condos. Staff noted the future land-use designation of Mixed Use Nonresidential, the proposed consolidation to one curb cut on 10 Mile, and requests to reduce landscape buffers adjacent to residential properties with letters of consent provided by some neighbors.

Jeff Hatch of Hatch Design Architecture presented the proposal and described the use mix, roadway improvements (26-foot private street with landscaping and sidewalk), and the applicant's outreach to adjacent property owners. He said the design includes cross-access for future development and explained that AHCD- and ITD-level traffic review did not require additional mitigation for this application.

Council discussion focused on whether Dock Lane (north access) would be improved (staff: yes, to be paved and landscaped) and on the proximity of the closest residence (staff: an adjoining house at the boundary had provided a consent letter). After questions were answered, Councilman McCracken moved to approve application HDash2025Dash0027 "as presented in the staff report," and the motion carried by voice vote.

What happens next: The applicant will proceed to prepare required construction and subdivision documents and meet development-review requirements, including the conditional aspects of the IL zoning and required public improvements noted in the staff report.