Council approves U‑Haul technical site plan at White View Pkwy and US‑1; DOT‑coordination for truck circulation noted

The council approved a Tier‑3 technical site plan for a phased U‑Haul storage and staging complex located at the west terminus of White View Parkway at U.S. 1.

Project scope and phase one: The applicant’s phase‑one submittal covers two buildings totaling about 119,614 square feet: Building A, a three‑story storage building roughly 45.5 ft high providing approximately 950 storage units, and Building B, a one‑story (48.5 ft high) warehouse/staging building of about 13,948 sq ft used for truck and trailer operations. The larger site is roughly 30 acres and will be developed in multiple phases; subsequent phases show RV/boat parking and garages conceptually.

Technical review: Planning, transportation and stormwater staff reviewed the application and found it consistent with the site’s mixed‑use/commercial future land‑use designation and COM‑3 zoning provisions. Designers performed a flood‑study analysis to locate building footprints outside FEMA floodplain areas; stormwater is routed to two on‑site basins (pre‑treatment and water‑quality treatment) and was submitted to St. Johns River Water Management District standards. The applicant incorporated a widened turning apron and coordinated truck turning geometry with FDOT and city transportation staff to enable safe truck ingress/egress.

Traffic and right‑of‑way: The approved plan provides right‑in/right‑out access at US‑1 for now, while the city and applicant negotiated a 200‑ft right‑of‑way strip that will reserve a future western extension of White View Parkway. That right‑of‑way (consent agenda item) was negotiated separately and passed on the consent agenda. Council members asked staff to monitor traffic performance and continue DOT coordination; staff said the widened apron and review by city traffic engineers and FDOT addressed near‑term safety concerns.

Council action: The Planning & Land Development Regulation Board recommended approval; council approved the technical site plan unanimously. The code‑required technical findings were met, and staff will process building permits and subsequent phase submissions after final engineering and permit clearances.

Next steps: The applicant will proceed to building‑permit submittal for phase one and coordinate offsite improvements as required. The council also approved the right‑of‑way negotiation for the White View extension (consent agenda) as part of the same meeting.