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Board approves contractor‑yard development for 1320 S. Rogers with floodplain conditions
Summary
The Board approved Spaceco’s conditional‑use petition to build five flex buildings and driveways at 1320 S. Rogers Street, contingent on compensatory storage, FEMA review and required site plan conditions; staff recommended approval after reviewing floodplain offsets and stormwater controls.
The Monroe County Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously approved a conditional‑use petition on March 26 to allow five flex buildings and associated drives for contractor or 'flex' tenant use at 1320 South Rogers Street, a 6.42‑acre parcel in the Thompson Planned Unit Development.
Planning staff explained that more than half the site is within the Clear Creek floodplain and that two kinds of regulatory review apply: UDO conditional‑use criteria and floodplain requirements administered in coordination with FEMA. The petitioner submitted compensatory‑storage calculations and a detention pond design and proposed to elevate building pads at least two feet above the 100‑year flood elevation to meet code.
Dylan Reynolds, Spaceco’s civil engineer, said the design pushed buildings as far east as feasible to avoid floodplain but that a limited amount of footprint would clip the fringe; he told the board the team had provided compensatory storage and was working through city comments on the floodplain‑development permit and site plan. "There will be 2 [buildings] within the existing limits, but they will be elevated more than 2 feet above the flood elevation," Reynolds said.
Staff recommended that the board adopt proposed findings and approve the application with the standard conditions listed in the staff report; the board voted to approve the conditional use by roll call. Members praised the project’s potential to add flex-space jobs to the employment center designation in the comprehensive plan and noted the required technical follow-up: final FEMA sign‑off on compensatory storage and updated stormwater documentation.
The approval authorizes the conditional use under the UDO; the petitioner must complete the floodplain development permit and site‑plan approvals, submit final compensatory‑storage calculations, and meet city utilities conditions before construction proceeds.
