Developer pitches climate‑controlled self‑storage for Division Drive site in Sugar Grove

Developer Phil McAllister presented a concept plan July 7 for a self-storage facility on a vacant parcel on Division Drive. Community Development Director Danny Marion introduced the item and said the property is zoned M-1 and lies within an existing PUD in which self-storage is a permitted use.

McAllister said the project would be a premium, climate-controlled product with modern landscaping, perimeter fencing, 24/7 security cameras and low traffic impacts. He estimated the development would total roughly 60,000 to 70,000 square feet and translate to about 500–600 units depending on final unit mixes. McAllister said the site would respond to growth and an apparent shortage of quality storage in the three-mile trade area and noted senior housing and small businesses as key sources of demand. “So to kind of frame up the shortage of storage…there’s about 80,000 feet short of what would be needed to get to a balanced market,” he said (Phil McAllister).

Trustees and residents asked technical questions about building height (McAllister estimated 12–14 feet), lighting and compliance with the village night‑sky ordinance, landscape buffering adjacent to a senior living facility, and materials/facade treatments to fit nearby brick architecture. Staff said the Planning and Zoning Board was supportive and that the primary outstanding review topics were fencing and building materials. If the applicant pursues the project, staff said it would proceed through the concept review and final PUD approval process and that stormwater/detention and detailed engineering had not yet been finalized.

What’s next: the developer will refine the site plan and address fence, façade, and detention issues as part of formal concept and PUD review.