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Lennox council approves preliminary plan for industrial Cooper addition; lift station required for later phases
Summary
Council approved the preliminary subdivision plan for the Cooper addition, an industrial development that will dedicate public infrastructure, include storm detention and a greenway buffer, and require a new lift station for full build‑out; planning staff said initial modeling runs take multiple days to process.
The City of Lennox council on Tuesday approved a preliminary plan for the Cooper addition, a proposed industrial subdivision on annexed agricultural land south of Wilson that, if built as presented, will dedicate new public infrastructure to the city and require a downstream lift station for later phases.
Planning staffer Mitch walked the council through the submittal, noting lot and roadway layouts, water‑main and sanitary sewer locations, proposed detention facilities and a greenway buffer consistent with the city's comprehensive plan. "It's a pretty large model for so every time we run it, it takes 5 days to process a computer," Mitch said, describing the survey and modeling work behind the flood‑plain and drainage assessments.
Key elements of the preliminary plan include sidewalks along proposed streets (the plan references a 5‑ to 6‑foot standard), a requirement to dedicate 5% of the site as open space, and the intention that public infrastructure be dedicated to and maintained by the city. Mitch said the developer's phasing plan proposes building lots one and two and associated infrastructure first; the remainder of the site will require construction of a lift station to serve additional phases because of the site's elevation and drainage patterns.
Staff indicated there are no wetlands or flood‑plain impacts on the subject property, and that the plan meets minimum city standards for industrial roadways. Some sheet annotations showed higher‑width sidewalks than the city minimum; staff said interior sidewalks would be five feet where required. The plan also discourages access to nearby residential streets to limit truck traffic near schools.
Planning and Zoning recommended approval with no conditions; following discussion, council moved, seconded and approved the preliminary plan. Approval grants the developer a four‑year authorization to proceed to construction drawings and permits, at which point engineering submittals and state highway access permits will be required.
