Planning commission approves Ohay Gifting to operate at 300 Industrial Parkway

The planning commission on an administratively recorded agenda item approved an application to open Ohay Gifting, a gift-box assembly and fulfillment business, at 300 Industrial Parkway, Unit H.

Carrie O’Brien, the applicant, told the commission she started the business from her home about eight months ago and that it is primarily an online operation. “I’ve been doing it from my home,” she said, adding, “I ship all over the U.S.” She said she has one employee (herself), does not intend to operate a retail storefront with walk-in customers, and is expanding into corporate gifting.

Commissioners’ questions centered on parking and deliveries. An unidentified commissioner said the commission’s “biggest issue” was parking; O’Brien responded that because the business has no regular on-site customers and most orders are shipped, she did not expect significant parking demand at Unit H. She also said Unit H lacks a loading dock and that some incoming shipments may continue to arrive at her home and be transferred to the unit.

Unidentified Speaker 1 moved to approve the opening of Ohay Gifting at 300 Industrial Parkway, Unit H (PC case 26-01); Unidentified Speaker 4 seconded. The motion received affirmative votes and the application was approved. The commission welcomed O’Brien and she said she expected to set up “sooner — tomorrow.”

The record shows the unit is owned by Ed Gotchuck and that O’Brien lives in the Bainbridge/West Broadway area and also teaches preschool at the Village Nursery School at Frederator Church. The commission’s discussion did not record any formal conditions tied to parking or loading beyond the applicant’s statements about operations.

Next steps: the approval was recorded in the meeting; no further dates or conditions were noted in the transcript for follow-up or inspections.