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Oakland planning board recommends Turnpike Commerce Park with variances for 160,160‑sq‑ft industrial complex
Summary
The Town of Oakland Planning & Zoning Board voted April 20, 2026 to recommend the Turnpike Commerce Park project (16360 W. Colonial Drive) to the town commission after approving five variances, including reduced parking, larger building footprints and fenestration conditions. The developer estimates a $34 million build and roughly $800,000 in annual new tax revenue.
On April 20, 2026, the Town of Oakland Planning and Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of the Turnpike Commerce Park design review and associated variances to the town commission. The proposal covers a roughly 13.8‑acre parcel at 16360 West Colonial Drive and would add four single‑story industrial flex buildings totaling about 160,160 square feet.
Taylor Hague, a planner with Wade Trim, told the board that staff finds the proposal “substantially compliant with the town’s land development code” and supportive of the Urban Corridor Design District’s intent to encourage job‑creating uses near major transportation corridors. Hague summarized the deviations the applicant requested, including a landscaped buffer in place of a brick screen wall, a significant reduction in on‑site parking based on ITE standards, larger building floor plates than…
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