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Commission approves M‑2 PD rezoning for truck/trailer parking lot near Industrial Park Road
Summary
The commission approved Case 005‑26 to rezone five tracts at Industrial Park Road and E. Kennedy Lane to M‑2 PD to allow a truck and trailer parking facility for Specialty Foods, with staff and the applicant outlining truck routing, buffering and stormwater plans and neighbors raising drainage and narrow‑road concerns.
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved a planned‑development overlay rezoning (Case 005‑26) that would allow a truck and trailer parking lot for Specialty Foods at the northwest corner of Industrial Park Road and East Kennedy Lane.
Wayne Stevenson of GB Engineering presented the application and said the request covers five tracts currently zoned C‑3 and R‑1; the project includes on‑site stormwater management and landscaping buffers and will return to the commission for site‑plan review under the PD overlay. "Truck access will be limited strictly to Industrial Road," Stevenson said, adding the team is working to preserve larger trees where feasible and to manage stormwater either on‑site or by improving a nearby regional basin.
Tony Dole, representing Specialty Foods, said the company currently operates about 60 trucks and 75 trailers and would limit truck movements at the proposed lot—projected traffic runs early morning through the evening. "I wouldn't imagine it would probably be more than 75 trucks and 100 trailers," Dole said.
Supporters including Morris Glaze emphasized the local economic role of Specialty Foods and said the company has expanded in the community. Nearby Webb City residents and other neighbors voiced concerns about drainage, the adequacy of buffers, lighting and the risk of truck traffic using narrow residential streets (Kennedy and Myrtle). Dan Harrison and others asked for commitments that trucks would not be routed onto local residential streets.
City staff said stormwater retention and specific drainage plans will be addressed during the forthcoming site‑plan review; the commission approved the rezoning and will receive the PD site plan at a later date.
Next steps: the rezoning record will go to City Council and the applicant will submit required site‑plan documentation for review under the PD overlay.
