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Planning commission backs amended special‑use permit for Bartlett mini‑storage after debate over lighting, fencing and dumpsters
Summary
After neighbors raised privacy, lighting and trash concerns, the commission recommended approval of an amended special‑use permit for a mini‑storage complex at 7121 Bartlett Ave., adding an alternative screening provision and allowing a dumpster area at least 200 feet from residences.
The City of Laredo planning commission on Monday recommended approval of an amendment to a special‑use permit for a mini‑storage facility at 7121 Bartlett Avenue, after a public exchange in which neighbors pushed for stronger screening and the applicant described plans for focused, downward‑directed lighting.
The prospect of additional storage units and parking on roughly 2.15 acres drew a public commenter, neighbor Zach Powell, who identified himself and described proximity concerns. “Our main concerns were really just privacy related,” Powell said, adding worries about lighting spilling into yards and litter…
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