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Commission Approves 10,500-SF Storage Condo Project; Commissioners Seek Clarity on Future Uses
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved a 10,500-square-foot storage/warehouse condo building in an I-1 light industrial zone; the applicant said HOA covenants will restrict non-warehousing uses, and staff and commissioners discussed how future changes to unit uses would be handled under county zoning.
The Lincoln County Planning Commission unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for a proposed 10,500-square-foot storage/warehouse condominium building in the Southwest Industrial Park area near 271st Street and Thomas Avenue.
County planning staff told the commission the site is zoned I-1 light industrial, that the City of T has worked with the applicant on site-plan issues and that staff posted the property and received no written public comments. Staff recommended approval with five conditions included in the packet.
Applicant Max Barnett described the project as a high-end storage-condo development targeted at collector-car owners and similar users, with seven additional units planned and a shared clubhouse. Barnett said the association covenants will limit uses — "We don't allow businesses to move in. We don't allow contractors. We don't want equipment parked outside." He said the units are sold individually (condo-titled) while the land remains under common ownership and an HOA will enforce use restrictions.
Commissioners pressed staff and the applicant on how condo sales and covenants will interact with county zoning: would a future owner seeking a non-warehousing use (for example, sales or repairs) need a separate conditional-use permit, and would the conditional-use permit apply to a single unit or to the entire property? Toby Brown, county planning staff, said owners obtain individual unit titles but the land remains under common ownership and that a future non-warehousing use would generally require a conditional-use permit and county review; he also said covenants can add an extra level of control but do not replace zoning requirements.
Commissioners indicated general support for the project but flagged the broader trend of storage-condo subdivisions and said the county may want to consider policy clarifications about covenants and permitted uses for similar future proposals.
A motion to approve the conditional-use permit with the five staff conditions was moved and seconded and passed in a roll call recorded as yes from Commissioners Sweeter, Boots, Green and Scott.
