Planning commission recommends 10-year interim permit for Vicksburg Lane storage business

The Dayton Planning Commission on Oct. 1 recommended that the City Council approve an interim use permit (IUP) allowing a storage business to continue and add two buildings at 14847 Vicksburg Lane, setting the permit term at 10 years.

Planning staff identified the request as a renewal/expansion of an existing home-extended business permit that had lapsed after a five-year term granted in 2018. Staff told commissioners the site currently has two existing buildings (A and B) totaling roughly 32,000 square feet and that the applicant is proposing two additional buildings of just under 9,000 square feet each. Staff also noted prior permit conditions that limited vehicle counts and outside operations.

"A and B are existing, 16,000 square foot buildings," planning staff said during the presentation and walked commissioners through screening and impervious-surface calculations. The applicant, Eric Odegard, described the seasonal business model — customers largely store boats and RVs for months at a time — and acknowledged the earlier permit lapse: "I accept the responsibility," he said.

Commissioners asked whether the proposed scale was consistent with home-extended-business standards (30% of principal dwelling floor area, accessory-structure limits and vehicle caps) and debated whether the parcel’s agricultural zoning and long-term staging for Dayton Parkway meant a shorter permit term would better protect the city’s plan. After extended deliberation, Commissioner Darren moved to approve the IUP with a 10-year limit; the motion passed 4–1. The commission directed that remaining permit conditions remain as written.

The commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at a scheduled council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 06:30.