Developers present Turner Ace warehouse plan; staff flag conditional-use and buffering rules
Summary
Developers described a proposed warehouse at the Turner Ace site; staff said the project will require conditional-use review if manufacturing returns and outlined setbacks, Type H buffers, and landscape requirements. Applicant asked for a coordinated staff meeting to resolve outstanding design questions.
Tabitha Bostick, chair of the Nassau County Development Review Committee, opened the session and invited the applicant for Tab A to present. Jim Johns, president of Solid Rock Engineering, said he represented the proposed Turner Ace warehouse and that the property owner, Steve Turner, and project manager Woodard Holland were present to answer questions. "My name is Jim Johns, president of Solid Rock Engineering, engineering record for this proposed development," Johns said during his introduction.
Planning staff said warehouses in the site's commercial zoning require a conditional-use approval at a public hearing before the planning and zoning board if the use includes light manufacturing. Will Ryder of the planning department summarized key standards the applicant must meet, including front setbacks of 25 feet, rear setbacks of 20 feet, side setbacks of 20 feet, a typical 45-foot building-height threshold, and a minimum of 10% of the lot in landscaping. Ryder also described Type H buffer requirements adjacent to single-family districts: "It's 25 foot wide buffer, 5 canopy trees, and 90 shrubs per 100 linear feet," he said. Screening options include a 5-foot masonry wall, a 6-foot solid fence, existing vegetation, or a 3-foot-high berm with the required shrubs.
Johns said the development team wants to coordinate early with county departments and requested a single multi-department meeting to resolve outstanding design assumptions and reduce the potential for later substantial comments. He also noted a site constraint: "There is a cell tower existing on the property with a 25 foot access easement provided along the northern boundary," which will affect access and landscape buffering and must be addressed in detailed plans.
The committee repeatedly emphasized that the development review committee is advisory and that comprehensive reviews would follow once the applicant submits a preliminary binding site plan or site engineering plans. Staff encouraged the applicant to schedule follow-up meetings and confirmed plans will be assigned to SEP review once filed.
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