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Council approves special-use permit for warehouse and limited outdoor storage at 129 State Avenue
Summary
After a quasi-judicial hearing, the council approved a special-use permit allowing a 9,750 sq ft enclosed warehouse with a 1,600 sq ft screened outdoor storage area and two loading docks at 129 State Avenue, conditioned on substantial conformance to the site plan and related site-plan conditions.
The Clayton Town Council approved a special-use permit for a new 9,750-square-foot office and warehouse flex building at 129 State Avenue, allowing a small (about 1,600 square feet) area of limited outdoor storage provided it is screened and complies with site conditions.
Worth Mills, attorney for the applicant, introduced the project team and the application, saying, "The property owner and the applicant plan to build an office and warehouse flex space at 129 State Avenue." He read five offered conditions of approval and told the council the development would conform to engineering, stormwater and fire-safety standards.
Engineer Marty Bizzle reviewed the site plan and said the proposal provides 23 parking spaces, two loading docks (one at grade, one a 4-foot dock) and an opaque 8-foot wooden fence screening the outdoor storage. Bizzle said the proposed stormwater control would use a wet pond to meet UDO nitrogen and peak requirements.
Traffic consultant (as identified in the record) presented a trip-generation estimate of about 96 daily trips and concluded the project falls well below the town and NCDOT thresholds that trigger formal traffic-impact studies; he said the expected impact on adjacent roadways is negligible.
During council Q&A, discussion focused on the applicant-submitted conditions and whether LED lighting (condition 5) could be implemented under the older UDC code used for the filing; staff and the applicant agreed to proceed with conditions 1–3 as part of approval and to work with staff outside the hearing to resolve lighting and code-interpretation issues.
Councilmember Archer moved to approve ordinance 2024-4115 with conditions 1–3 as presented; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
