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Precision Control Systems seeks zoning variance to move warehouse-office to former Harley-Davidson site
Summary
Precision Control Systems told the Board of Zoning Appeals it plans to relocate its HVAC and controls office and warehouse to 10350 Calmed Avenue and asked that the use be allowed in an A6 district; board set the matter for a public hearing after questions about parking and truck deliveries.
Precision Control Systems, a 45-year family-owned temperature-controls and HVAC firm, asked the Board of Zoning Appeals on July 23 to clear a use-variance pathway to occupy the former Harley-Davidson building at 10350 Calmed Avenue.
Andrew Serios, representing the company, said the business would consolidate several offices at the site and described an operation that would include an engineering/accounting office along with a warehouse used to store parts, tools and PPE for field crews. He estimated the company has about 60 office employees and roughly 60 field workers; the company expects two to four service vans routinely and “one or two” larger truck deliveries on busy days. Serios said deliveries are mostly packaged equipment or condensers that would be stored inside the warehouse and that he did not plan major exterior changes beyond identification signage.
At staff’s introduction, the petition was identified as PCA25004 and described as requesting an exception to Table 266405 (A6 district standards) to allow a building-systems/construction business in that location. Staff noted the site is in an area with mixed commercial uses and that the current building already has a warehouse appearance.
Board members and neighbors pressed the petitioner on parking and traffic. The applicant’s submitted plans include a parking count that staff later verified as 65 spaces, while one earlier survey listed 72 spaces. Commissioners asked whether field crews would be driving in daily, whether the business would perform fabrication or heavy exterior work (the applicant said no), and how frequently large tractor-trailer deliveries would occur (the applicant said occasional, “a few times a week” at most for semi drops). One commissioner said he feared the use would produce a more industrial look on Kelly Avenue and increase truck traffic at an intersection he described as accident-prone.
Because questions about neighborhood impact and public notice remain, the Board voted to set PCA25004 for a public hearing and directed staff to work with the petitioner on public-hearing requirements. No final zoning decision was made at the July 23 meeting.
What’s next: The Board of Zoning Appeals will hear public testimony at the scheduled public hearing; staff will post the public-notice materials and petitioner representatives will be asked to provide any outstanding parking or operations clarifications in advance of that hearing.
