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Council signs off on Prime 35 preliminary plat for 145-acre industrial park
Summary
Council approved the Prime 35 preliminary plat for a 145-acre industrial park south of County Road 70, a project applicants said could yield about 1.3 million square feet of industrial space at full build-out; wetlands and tree preservation were highlighted.
Developers and city staff told the City Council on March 16 that the Prime 35 industrial preliminary plat — roughly 145 acres south of County Road 70 between Jaccard and Kaipara Avenues — is intended to be a phased, class-A light-industrial and warehouse development. John Roush of Cushman & Wakefield described plans for graded lots and speculative building pads, estimating roughly 1.3 million square feet of eventual industrial space at full build-out.
City staff and the applicant explained key site constraints and protections: a gas-line easement crossing the property, a creek and wetland areas that the developer proposes to protect and deed to the city, and a tree-preservation plan that secured credit for preserving heritage trees. The plat includes eight lots and four outlots, two of which are expected to be dedicated to the city. Planning Commission reviewed the application on March 5 and recommended approval.
Council members discussed the layout and tree-preservation scoring; staff said final plats and conditional-use reviews (if required by future users) will be considered at the time of phase-level submittals. A resolution approving the preliminary plat passed by roll call.
Council and staff said the approval will allow grading and phased development work to proceed; final plats and site-level conditional-use permits and designs will return to the city for regulatory review.
