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Planning Board recommends conditional approval of New Castle County warehousing ordinance
Summary
The Planning Board voted 6-0 to recommend conditional approval of Ordinance 25-121, a Chapter 40 text amendment addressing truck terminals, warehouses, fulfillment centers and distribution centers; the Department of Land Use requested four specific changes, including reducing minimum lot size and reevaluating bathroom and shower requirements.
The New Castle County Planning Board voted to recommend conditional approval of Ordinance 25-121, a text amendment to Chapter 40 of the New Castle County Code that would revise use regulations, district and bulk standards, transportation impact rules and definitions for truck terminals, warehouses, fulfillment centers and distribution centers.
Matthew Rogers of the Department of Land Use read the Department's recommendation into the record and outlined four recommended conditions: reduce the minimum lot size in the ordinance from 20 acres to 5 acres; make approved Business Parks eligible for the same minimum lot area exemptions and access requirements as Industrial Parks; revise proposed language in Sections 40.03.344.B and 40.03.345.A to allow Truck Terminals, Warehouses, Fulfillment Centers and Distribution Centers on Arterial and Collector streets; and work with the…
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