Commission recommends industrial spec building to council, tables vehicle‑storage request and approves subdivision plan

The Planning & Zoning Commission handled multiple secondary agenda items after tabling the large data‑center application.

PM25002 (spec industrial building): Staff described a proposed 300‑by‑800‑foot industrial/spec building at Edna Parkway with loading docks, about 175 parking spaces at the south side and 46 loading bays to the north. The city engineer and public service department reviewed traffic and stormwater; staff asked that outstanding engineering and photometric items be addressed in construction‑plan submittals. Commissioners asked for architectural modulation and muted facade colors. The commission recommended approval to city council, attaching two conditions: (1) that the applicant address all comments from planning and zoning, the public‑service department and the city engineer and regional water district; and (2) that the building elevations employ muted earth tones and fenestration/panel/pier elements consistent with PM‑district architectural standards. The recommendation will proceed to council.

TCOD25‑001 (outdoor vehicle storage): Staff presented a plan for outdoor vehicle storage on East Broad Street with two retention ponds and two proposed culvert crossings. City reviewers flagged potential errors in the applicant’s tributary mapping and culvert sizing and asked for more complete hydrology documentation (Army Corps/engineering files and updated tributary calculations). A nearby resident described a steep ravine and said she feared downstream flooding; commissioners agreed the applicant must return with revised stormwater and culvert calculations and photos of the ravine. The commission voted to table TCOD25‑001.

FP26001 (final development plan — residential subdivision): The commission approved the final development plan for a residential subdivision after the applicant agreed to address minor plan and scale corrections in the construction package and to submit final signed plans for filing.

What’s next: PM25002 will go to city council with the commission’s recommendation and the attached architectural/staff conditions; TCOD25‑001 will return only after the applicant submits recalculated tributary maps, Army Corps/permit documentation and clarifying photos; FP26001 proceeds toward construction permits after the applicant files revised signed plans.