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Board approves East Springdale Commercial Park CUP with conditions on alcohol and outdoor music
Summary
The Planning Board approved a three‑phase conditional use permit for a 7.31‑acre East Springdale Commercial Park, including a 4,500 sq ft restaurant; conditions added require compliance with ABC rules for alcohol proximity to a nearby church and prohibit amplified outdoor music.
The Washington County Planning Board on March 26 approved a three‑phase conditional use permit for East Springdale Commercial Park, a proposed 7.31‑acre development that envisions a restaurant, two commercial buildings and two flex warehouse buildings.
Planning staff described the project as phased: Phase 1 would include a 4,500‑square‑foot restaurant, an asphalt parking lot with 39 standard spaces and two ADA spaces, and a septic and detention system sized for build‑out. Phase 2 would include a 10,000‑square‑foot commercial building (36 parking spaces) and Phase 3 a 30,000‑square‑foot commercial building with two 12,000‑square‑foot flex units subdivided into tenant suites. Staff estimated about 10 employees at the restaurant, five to 10 employees per flex space, and up to 30 employees for the larger commercial building.
Braden Wise of Bates and Associates, representing Olkey Construction, told the board the team is finalizing tenant agreements and may move the proposed restaurant location eastward to increase the buffer from a neighboring church if state permitting requires it. Tim Olkey said the restaurant tenant is close to signing a lease and he anticipates beginning Phase 1 work within 12 months if approvals proceed.
Board members pressed staff and applicants on septic design (which staff said will depend on specific tenant food uses and will be reviewed with large‑scale plans), ingress/egress and traffic permits (to be coordinated with state highway authorities), and noise. Chair Shackelford and board members proposed additional conditions: compliance with ABC (alcohol beverage control) distance requirements if alcohol is served, and a prohibition on amplified outdoor music; the board added both conditions before approving the CUP by voice vote.
The approval grants the applicant permission to pursue the three‑phase use but requires separate large‑scale development reviews for the detailed design and permitting of each phase.
