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Commission approves contractor shop at 1509 West Shady Grove with modified paving and fencing conditions
Summary
The Grand Prairie Planning & Zoning Commission approved a specific-use permit for a contractor shop and outdoor truck storage at 1509 West Shady Grove Road, deleting a DRC paving requirement for rear truck storage and requiring a uniform 6-foot wood fence and a mandatory tree survey before permits are released.
The Planning & Zoning Commission on June 23 approved a specific-use permit (SUP26-05-0010) for a contractor shop and outdoor truck storage to be operated by Concrete Pump Holdings at 1509 West Shady Grove Road. Staff presented a site plan showing a proposed 6,000-square-foot two-story administrative building, an approximately 16,000-square-foot stormwater detention area and truck parking designed for vehicles up to 40 feet in length.
During questions, commissioners pressed the applicant and staff on hours of operation, truck circulation and neighborhood impacts. The applicant’s representative, Edgar Molina, said the operation will not include a batch plant and that trucks would stage and leave rather than idle in large numbers. "So we were recommending, or proposing to leave it as gravel, since it's gonna be concrete trucks driving on that…so the owner just figured, why not just use gravel instead of concrete?" Molina said. Staff and the Development Review Committee (DRC) had recommended concrete paving for parking and storage of motorized equipment and a tree survey before permits are issued.
Commissioner John Federico moved to approve the SUP consistent with DRC recommendations but delete the DRC paving requirement for the area where concrete pump trucks will be stored and to require a uniform new 6-foot wood fence around the perimeter. Commissioners also reiterated that a tree survey and any required mitigation must be submitted prior to civil plan review and that the applicant must repair or replace any fence in disrepair before a certificate of occupancy may be issued. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
The approved conditions require compliance with most DRC recommendations (including limits on where outside storage may occur and stormwater and floodplain protections) while carving out a paving requirement for the rear truck storage area and strengthening screening/fence uniformity. The record shows the Commission sought to balance neighborhood concerns about nighttime truck activity and costs borne by a small business owner with public-safety and stormwater protections. Permits will not be released until the tree survey and mitigation plan are approved.
