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Planning commission approves outdoor equipment storage at Saginaw County Road Commission site
Summary
The Saginaw Planning Commission approved a special land use (case J26-2870) allowing two open-sided, roofed storage structures at 3110 Sheridan Avenue to shelter road equipment; the applicant said the structures will have limited under-roof lighting and brine tanks are double-walled.
The Saginaw Planning Commission voted to approve a special land use permit for outdoor storage at 3110 Sheridan Avenue, the Saginaw County Road Commission facility, after a public hearing and questions from commissioners and neighbors.
John More, an architect with Black Architects, presented the application on behalf of the Saginaw County Road Commission and described two pre-engineered, open-sided roof structures that would provide cover for equipment. "It's going to be a pre-engineered building type construction," More said. "It's not going to have any walls on it. It's just going to have a roof so they can park their equipment underneath it to protect the equipment." He added that there would be "a limited amount of lighting underneath" and no exterior lights directed into neighboring properties.
Commissioners and attendees asked where the structures would be sited and whether they would be near residences. Staff and the applicant confirmed the site is 3110 Sheridan Avenue, on the Road Commission property, and that the planned structures would maintain the minimum zoning setback (50 feet); the applicant noted about 60 feet to the edge of an existing building. A commissioner also confirmed an existing fence and vegetation provide additional screening behind the site.
During follow-up questions, Mr. Mortimer asked about brine tanks and potential leaks; staff and the applicant said the tanks are double-walled, explaining that "any leak in the interior tank would be contained by the exterior portion of it and it would notify that there is a leak so that it could be addressed and and cleaned up at that point."
After the public hearing closed, the commission moved and approved the special land use application for case J26-2870 by majority voice. The approval sends the Road Commission's plan to the next administrative steps in the city's permitting process.
The commission's action addresses storage and site screening; no changes to land ownership were proposed. The decision followed the commission's standard public hearing process, during which members confirmed setbacks, screening and safety controls for brine tanks. No individual vote tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
