Council approves Norris Manufacturing site plan and parking variance for 4680 110th Avenue North
March 15, 2024 | Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida
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Pinellas Park'The City Council on March 14 unanimously approved a preliminary site plan and a companion variance to allow a new 5,664-square-foot manufacturing building for Norris Manufacturing at 4680 110th Avenue North.
Senior planner Bob Bernhard told the council the proposal meets the Land Development Code's preliminary site-plan criteria, including setbacks, a 50-foot separation for noise-generating equipment from nearby residential property lines, and an enhanced landscaping buffer. Bernhard noted the adjacent residential parcel lies more than 500 feet from the closest residences and that staff's findings support approval.
Applicant Tim Healey of Frontier Engineering said utilities and access are available and the new building will be placed over existing paved area, avoiding new impervious surface. Mark Junkins, representing Norris/Precision Metal Manufacturing, said the company is modernizing old equipment and keeping metal finishing in Pinellas Park. "We actually manufacture aerospace parts," Junkins said, and told the council the firm currently employs about 80 people and needs the new facility to upgrade 30-year-old equipment.
The applicant also supplied a midweek parking study that staff said shows on-site parking utilization rarely approaches half of the available spaces. Because the new building would reduce on-site spaces from 84 to 82, staff recommended a variance to avoid adding additional impervious area; the council approved both the preliminary site plan (PSP-2 24-00002) and the parking variance (V-1224-004) at first and final reading.
The approvals include conditions in the staff report on setbacks, landscaping, and stormwater, and the applicant confirmed on the record that stormwater, sewer and water connections are available to serve the site. The council took no public opposition during the hearings.
What happens next: The applicant may proceed with final permitting consistent with the approved site plan and the conditions in the staff report.
Senior planner Bob Bernhard told the council the proposal meets the Land Development Code's preliminary site-plan criteria, including setbacks, a 50-foot separation for noise-generating equipment from nearby residential property lines, and an enhanced landscaping buffer. Bernhard noted the adjacent residential parcel lies more than 500 feet from the closest residences and that staff's findings support approval.
Applicant Tim Healey of Frontier Engineering said utilities and access are available and the new building will be placed over existing paved area, avoiding new impervious surface. Mark Junkins, representing Norris/Precision Metal Manufacturing, said the company is modernizing old equipment and keeping metal finishing in Pinellas Park. "We actually manufacture aerospace parts," Junkins said, and told the council the firm currently employs about 80 people and needs the new facility to upgrade 30-year-old equipment.
The applicant also supplied a midweek parking study that staff said shows on-site parking utilization rarely approaches half of the available spaces. Because the new building would reduce on-site spaces from 84 to 82, staff recommended a variance to avoid adding additional impervious area; the council approved both the preliminary site plan (PSP-2 24-00002) and the parking variance (V-1224-004) at first and final reading.
The approvals include conditions in the staff report on setbacks, landscaping, and stormwater, and the applicant confirmed on the record that stormwater, sewer and water connections are available to serve the site. The council took no public opposition during the hearings.
What happens next: The applicant may proceed with final permitting consistent with the approved site plan and the conditions in the staff report.
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