Trinity Office Park site plan approved with condition to move dumpster and improve screening

The Melissa City Council approved the Trinity Office Park final engineering site plan on March 24 with conditions aimed at addressing proximity and aesthetic concerns. The proposed project at the northeast corner of Lindenwood Avenue and Central Expressway would be built in two phases with three buildings; the applicant requested deviations from City Code to install a 10‑foot tall live screen adjacent to residential property (the code calls for a 6–8‑foot solid wall or fence) and to place dumpsters nearer to residential property lines than code allows.

Staff noted the currently proposed dumpster would be roughly 61 feet from the residential property line (City Code requires 100 feet). An adjacent, previously constructed lot had received approval in April 2024 for a 10‑foot fully mature living screen and dumpster enclosures approximately 44 feet from the residential property line. Neighbor Paul Broussard raised concerns at the meeting about dumpster placement and screening height. Council approved the site plan 6–0 with the condition that the dumpster location be rotated and that the developer work to increase the aesthetics of the grassy area adjacent to the residential property.