Commission approves Cameron Road specific-use permit with screening conditions

The commission approved a specific-use permit (SUP) for a Cameron Road parcel in the East Pecan District to allow light industrial and office-warehouse uses within a CL-4 corridor zoning district, after staff and the applicant described design changes to address council concerns about materials and service court screening.

Staff explained the property lies south of SH 130 in an employment land-use area and had previously come before the commission and city council; a February council review denied the SUP over building-material concerns, and staff has been working with the applicant on conditions. The staff presentation noted two large easements that constrain building placement and emphasized screening and the prohibition of outdoor storage among proposed conditions.

Applicant Felipe Castillo (property owner/local developer) and Ethan Harmel (Kimberly Horn and Associates) presented refined architecture, expanded glazing and material variety to respond to council requests. "These buildings will house a variety of different types of businesses," Ethan said, and the team showed renderings and a three-foot berm with screening plantings to conceal service courts.

Commissioner 3 moved to approve the SUP subject to the staff conditions; Commissioner 12 seconded. The commission recorded Aye votes by voice and the motion passed.

The approval is conditioned on the staff recommendations including service-court screening, building articulation, and no outdoor storage. The project will move forward through standard development review and permitting processes.