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Commission approves Roseacres development plan after neighbors raise drainage and access concerns
Summary
Roseacres Incorporated received planning commission approval for a development plan at 375 Tanganger Boulevard for a finished food-processing and R&D building larger than 40,000 sq ft; neighbors asked about stormwater runoff, internal containment and future road access; the developer and engineer said stormwater detention and internal containment will address runoff and that ordinance limits production activities like on-site poultry.
The Planning Commission approved a development-plan request from Roseacres Incorporated to build a finished food-processing and research-and-development facility at 375 Tanganger Boulevard that exceeds 40,000 square feet.
Wes, representing Roseacres, described the project as a finished food-processing and R&D building and noted that projects over 40,000 square feet must return to the commission for approval: "...anything over 40,000 square feet has to come back in front of us for your approval," a commissioner said, citing the city ordinance.
Neighbors questioned stormwater and potential production use. Joe Walter asked whether runoff would drain through his property, saying, "The runoff will come right through my little farm right across the road." Chad, the engineer working on the project, explained the site's stormwater design: "This will be a storm water detention pond that will take care of the water qual quantity requirements of the city ... so we can't let water go off faster than it does now." Chad added that internal drains would be routed to an external storage pit and hauled off: "Everything from the inside will go into that and that'll get pumped off and hauled to the city."
Rick Simpson, speaking for residents of Mutton Creek, asked whether there would be production animals or manure; a project representative and commissioners clarified that the current proposal is for finished food products and that the city's approvals and ordinances restrict activities such as on-site animal production. "There's no chickens, there's no manure, there's nothing like that on site at all," a commissioner said, and project representatives echoed that the facility is for finished, ready-to-eat products.
John Stall raised questions about future road access to East County Avenue and recalled earlier public assurances about no access; commissioners said future road connections could require county coordination and road upgrades and that prior statements in earlier hearings would need to be checked against minutes.
After discussion and responses from the applicant and engineer, the commission approved the development plan.
The approval permits the project to proceed subject to standard plan conditions and any required coordination with county road authorities for future access changes.
