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Council continues Malone shipping-container appeal, allows containers to remain pending transcript
Summary
The Bellevue City Council continued the appeal of the Planning & Zoning denial of shipping containers at the Karl Malone property and agreed to obtain transcripts; council also voted to allow the containers to remain in place until a final decision on June 22.
The Bellevue City Council on June 8 continued an appeal over a Planning & Zoning denial that would have barred shipping containers on the Karl Malone property at 811 North Main and instructed staff to prepare transcripts of the PNZ hearings for the June 22 meeting.
Appellant David Hicks of the Carl Malone Group told the council the containers would be placed inside an eight-foot solid fence and screened with substantially more trees and shrubs than are currently proposed. "The fence that's going up will be as high as the shipping containers," Hicks said, adding that the company had offered to avoid storing materials on top of the containers. Community Development Director Brian Parker summarized the PNZ findings that led to the denial, citing concerns about visual impact, architecture inconsistent with the town—s historic design period, and the potential for snow-storage damage to proposed landscaping.
Council members debated whether the administrative record before PNZ was complete and whether a transcript of the PNZ deliberations was necessary for an informed appeal decision. Parker said PNZ findings typically use language such as "probable" or "likely" when predicting future impacts and that a transcript could clarify whether commissioners had understood the applicant would continue storing materials on container tops. One council member said the PNZ chair requested a transcript and that the posted YouTube recordings were difficult to follow.
After deliberation the council voted to continue the appeal to its June 22 meeting and directed staff to produce transcripts of the two PNZ hearings. On a separate motion the council also voted to allow the disputed shipping containers to remain on the property until the council issues its final decision, a step the applicant requested to avoid dismantling equipment prematurely.
The council—s June 22 packet is expected to include the PNZ transcripts and any corrected exhibits; the council may affirm, reverse, or modify PNZ—s denial once it reviews the full record.
