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Council committee recommends denying petition to permit self-storage across MU1 zone
Summary
A petition by 21 Jungle Road LLC and Horizon Storage Group to reclassify self-storage as allowed by special permit in the MU1 zoning district was recommended for denial by the Legal Affairs Committee, which said the proposed change would have citywide implications and encouraged site-specific rezoning instead.
The Legal Affairs Committee recommended denying petition 25-26, which sought to permit self-storage in the MU1 multi-use zoning district by changing the table of uses to allow self-storage by special permit. The petitioner said the 21 Jungle Road site was suited to storage because of proximity to Routes 2 and 190 and that the area is largely commercial or industrial.
Committee members, including the ward councilor who did a site walk, expressed concern that altering MU1 citywide to accommodate one project would affect all MU1 parcels and be premature. Several councilors said they would prefer to pursue parcel-specific rezoning or an industrial rezoning of the single lot rather than change use allowances across the whole district. A council member summarized: "I can't support changing the MU1 zone wholesale across the entire city for this one project."
No members of the public spoke in favor or opposition during the hearing. The committee closed the public hearing and recommended denial; the recommendation asked the petitioner to consider alternative approaches such as rezoning just the parcel or pursuing a special-permit path appropriate to an industrial designation.
Next steps: The committee returned the petition to the full council with a recommendation to deny. The petitioner can pursue site-specific rezoning or return with revised proposals.
