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Committee backs 124‑stall Centennial RV/boat storage with trail‑easement condition and screening
Summary
The committee recommended Planning Commission approval for Centennial RV Storage (25 PLN-0041): a 124‑stall, remotely managed outdoor storage yard on 2.9 acres, with conditions including a DTSC no‑further‑action requirement, a sand/oil separator, an ADA stall, enhanced fence screening along Idaho-Maryland Road, and negotiation of a trail easement (owner offered a 10–15 ft easement adjacent to the road as a compromise).
The Development Review Committee recommended that the Planning Commission approve a major use permit and major development review for Centennial RV Storage (25 PLN-0041), a proposed 124-stall outdoor storage yard for boats and recreational vehicles at 865 Idaho-Maryland Road.
Vanessa Franken explained the proposal would use an approximately 74,000-square-foot gravel storage area on a 2.9‑acre parcel that has been previously graded and partially fenced. The facility would be remotely managed with keypad access, one paved ADA stall required by building code, minimal new lighting (a solar-powered keypad light), and no on-site buildings or full-time staff. The planning division required a sand/oil separator to protect Wolf Creek and noted that environmental and air-quality agencies recommended a DTSC "no further action" letter as a condition before operation.
Project representative Martin Wood described the limited grading and screening benefits of the existing vegetation, and the property owner, Connor Frell, explained his long-standing efforts to remediate blight and raised concerns about a city-requested trail easement that staff had flagged as part of a larger multi-jurisdictional trail plan. Frell said he had cleared encampments and debris on adjacent properties and worried an easement could make the site more vulnerable to unauthorized camping and theft. "I've had to eradicate quite a drug situation next door...I cleaned up thousands and thousands of hypodermic needles," he said, explaining his security concerns.
City engineering and the trails specialist (Bejorn) explained the city’s goal to secure easements when discretionary projects arise so future trail segments remain feasible. After a recess and site-discussion, Frell offered as a compromise to dedicate a minimum 10–15‑foot easement immediately adjacent to Idaho-Maryland Road to provide the city a corridor without committing the owner to a full creek‑side alignment; engineering asked for a short walk-through to confirm exact alignment. The DRC added a requirement that the owner work with engineering to finalize an alignment before Planning Commission, and that the owner provide reasonable screening along Idaho-Maryland Road (green fabric or fiberglass/plastic slats) and a single ground-mounted sign structure for tenants if the adjacent property becomes active.
The committee’s motion to recommend approval with the added conditions passed (recorded as five yes votes). The recommendation and the staff report (including the CEQA infill exemption analysis and a list of conditions) will be forwarded to the Planning Commission.
If the Planning Commission approves the project, the permit will include the environmental health and engineering conditions discussed at the hearing and an access‑easement negotiation timeline to be completed in coordination with city staff.
