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Council approves rezoning of two Mendel Lane parcels for precision cable manufacturer
Summary
Cochran council unanimously rezoned 110 and 112 Mendel Lane from DC-Commercial to M-1 Light Industrial to allow Cu Velocity LLC to locate a precision cable-assembly facility; council noted the properties do not meet M-1 setback requirements and said separate variance applications will be required before operations begin.
Mayor Billy Yeomans called and the council held a public hearing on a city-initiated rezoning of 110 and 112 Mendel Lane and then approved the change to M-1 Light Industrial. The action clears the way for Cu Velocity LLC to locate a manufacturing operation that the company said could employ about 15 to 20 people.
Rich Miller, senior mechanical engineer at Cu Velocity, described the planned operations as “semi-automated assembly, soldering, and molding processes using lead-free, ROHS-compliant materials.” He told the council the facility will primarily receive and ship via UPS and FedEx and that minimal truck traffic is expected.
Council Member Shane Savant raised compliance concerns with M-1 dimensional standards, saying the zoning requires a 35-foot front-yard setback and a 25-foot side-yard setback while 110 Mendel Lane has a 24-foot front setback, 112 Mendel Lane has a 31-foot front setback, and the side yard between the two buildings is about 21 feet. City Attorney Jim Elliott confirmed that separate variance applications would be required to address the setback shortfalls before operations commence.
Lonnie Tedders moved to approve the rezoning; Gary Ates seconded and the vote was unanimous. Council members recorded that Cu Velocity must file the necessary variance applications to bring the properties into compliance with M-1 development standards before starting work at the site.
The rezoning is intended to support local economic development by allowing light industrial uses at the Mendel Lane properties; the council did not set a timetable for variance filings or for when the company would begin operations.
