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Novartis seeks conditional rezoning for Morrisville site; council leaves public hearing open
Summary
Novartis and Pathway request a conditional rezoning at 1800 Strand Street to allow above-ground solvent storage for a small-molecule manufacturing facility; staff outlined 19 conditions including secondary containment, buffer/screening, water testing, security controls and limits on tank locations. The council left the public hearing open to April 28 for additional input.
Town planning staff described a conditional rezoning request for about 4.6 acres at 1800 Strand Street submitted by King Street Properties and Novartis to permit above-ground storage tanks for hazardous solvents as part of a small-molecule manufacturing facility (Building 7).
Planner Shelley Mayo summarized staff-recommended conditions intended to minimize public-safety and environmental risk: tanks may be located only within the rezoned area (not the whole parcel); tanks are prohibited in special flood hazard areas; each tank enclosure must have secondary containment sized to hold at least 150% of the largest tank plus required firefighting volume, and that containment must drain to the site's stormwater control measure or be removed for third-party treatment if samples fail…
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