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Planning board continues Big Daddy Storage rezoning; asks applicant to narrow allowed uses and show fencing/coverage
Summary
The board continued CZ‑2026‑09, a conditional community commercial rezoning for an 11.02‑acre River Highway site proposed for boat and RV storage, and directed the applicant to tighten the concept plan, show fencing and coverage, and limit allowable uses before returning to the board.
The Planning Board voted to continue review of a conditional rezoning application for an 11.02‑acre River Highway site proposed for boat and RV storage, directing the applicant to work with staff to narrow a broad list of allowable uses and to strengthen the concept plan before the Town Board considers the request.
Staff described CZ‑2026‑09 as an application by Corey Sloan (represented at the hearing) to permit a boat and RV storage facility on a parcel already within town limits and subject to WS4 watershed constraints that limit impervious coverage to 50%. The applicant’s representative, Brian Con, said the proposed storage would be located behind existing retail and would be gated and "kept very neat and controlled." Con said the intent is to mirror similar local storage operations while complying with UDO and watershed requirements.
Board members voiced concern that the draft ordinance and concept plan listed a broad array of possible uses that could allow future owners to convert the site to unrelated commercial activities. A number of board members said the concept plan as submitted did not clearly show fencing, covered storage structures, or a mapped fence line, and that the concept should also label and preserve existing retail and service uses already operating on parts of the combined parcel.
"That list needs to be paired down and gates, fencing and coverage shown in some manner," one member said, arguing the board should not forward a concept that leaves the site open to unintended future uses. The applicant agreed to work with staff to remove unnecessary uses from the conditional list and to update the concept plan to show covered stalls and fence lines.
After discussion, the board voted to continue CZ‑2026‑09 and asked the applicant to return with a revised concept plan that documents current on‑site uses, shows proposed fencing and covered storage, and limits the conditional uses to those needed for boat and RV storage and closely related operations.
Next steps: Applicant will meet with planning staff, revise the concept plan and permitted‑uses list, and return to the Planning Board at a later meeting for reconsideration before the Town Board vote.
