Council approves PB Business Center preliminary plan, allows screened outdoor storage on PID‑8 site

The council voted to approve preliminary site and building plans for the PB Business Center at 4200 Peavey Road (Shaw Construction applicant) and adopted Ordinance No. 1077 to amend PID‑8 zoning to allow the proposed screened outdoor storage area behind the building.

Staff summarized changes from the concept review: an elongated primary building (now ~22,400 sq ft), a slightly reduced outdoor storage footprint, increased proposed parking to 76 stalls (24 constructed; remainder proof‑of‑parking), a larger stormwater basin to accommodate surface and pavement changes, and new landscaping intended to screen the outdoor storage and Highway 41 frontage. Staff told council that stored materials would be limited by condition so they "couldn't exceed the height of that fence," and the Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions emphasizing screening, fence materials, and that stored items remain below fence height.

The project required lot reconfiguration and easement work before final permitting, and staff flagged tree removal (13 of 14 on site) and a small wetland fill area tied to the stormwater design. Council members praised the reuse of a long‑vacant lot and the retention/relocation of local tenants (Southwest Rental and Sales; Crimson & Copper Plumbing). The preliminary plan and ordinance were approved on council motions and voice vote; the approvals require final plan submittal resolving parking setbacks, landscape species swaps (to meet the landscaping ordinance) and cross‑access easement details prior to permitting.