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Planning Commission approves vehicle-storage plan at West Military Drive over one dissent
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a plan amendment allowing vehicle storage on the West Military Drive site after conditions and plan clarifications; commissioners pressed the applicant on vehicle sizes, pavement, drainage and neighborhood buffering. One commissioner voted against the motion.
The Planning Commission on Jan. 14, 2026 approved a request to amend the west-sector plan to allow two vehicle-storage/mixed-use centers at a site on West Military Drive.
Staff introduced the item and said 30 notices went out, with six responses in favor from properties within 200 feet. Applicant Hastar Valvisi told the commission he bought the vacant lot in 2019, cleared debris and began outreach to neighbors. "Es una compañía que está creciendo ... y necesitan más lugares para acomodar todos sus vehículos," he said, describing the site as intended for short- and long-term storage of work trucks and commercial vehicles.
Commissioners pressed the applicant and staff on technical limits and neighborhood protections. They asked for the site plan to show required separations and buffering and for clarity on what counts as an "oversize" vehicle; staff and commissioners discussed a working threshold cited during the hearing (examples given in the discussion included roughly 24 feet long, 8 feet wide and 8 feet tall for an oversize definition). Members also raised concerns about dust and stormwater runoff if the site used compacted base rather than paved or permeable surfacing; staff said permit-stage planimetric review and stormwater requirements could require different materials or mitigation.
The commission also considered operational limits offered by the applicant: gated electric access, restricted entry for tenants, lighting with set hours, and restrictions removing very large 18-wheel trailers from the proposal. Staff noted that some proposed plan language had already been amended to remove certain sections and that further clarification could appear on the required site plan.
After discussion a motion to approve the request passed in roll-call voting. The minutes record recorded yes votes from Comisionado Dezuki, Comisionado Alec, Comisionado Sánchez, Comisionado López and Comisionado Mailem; Comisionado Bustamante voted no. The motion passed and staff will post any required permit conditions and plan requirements before the matter proceeds to city council.
What happens next: the applicant was asked to finalize a site plan showing the southern portion to be used for vehicle sales/storage (where applicable), and stormwater and paving details will be addressed at permitting. The commission’s vote advances the amended plan as recommended for the city council’s consideration.
