TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 6/21/2021
FROM: John A. Peters, III, Acting City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 6 - A
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing - Ordinance No. 02-2021, Rezoning +129.02 acres from Industrial to Industrial Planned Unit Development (IPUD), at second and final reading - Ron A. Paradise, Director, Planning and Development Services (386) 878-8610.
Strategic Goal: Economic development - Business Niche.
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LOCATION:
The property is located east of Normandy Blvd. and south of Graves Av.
BACKGROUND:
Background
The +129.02-acre tract, referred to as the Portland Industrial Park, is currently zoned Industrial and distribution and manufacturing uses are permitted within the Industrial classification. However, the property is located within the Activity Center. The Activity Center is a special planning area where urban type of uses including employment centers are envisioned. To implement the provisions of the Activity Center, all significant developments are required to be processed as Planned Unit Developments (PUDs).
The Industrial PUD will allow distribution and light industrial uses as permitted principal uses. Other uses include office and flex space. Finally, service commercial type activities including convenience stores and restaurants are allowed as ancillary uses. The scale of these commercial uses will be limited to 15,000 square feet.
With regard to industrial and distribution uses, the storage, processing, handling, manufacturing or transport of hazardous, radioactive, or explosive materials will not be allowed. In addition, heavy industrial uses like foundries or slaughter houses are prohibited.
The initial proposal for the Portland Industrial Park IPUD is to create six outparcels and two larger land reservations for distribution and light manufacturing uses. There are modern distribution type uses included as options within the IPUD, including a high-cube warehouse. As proposed, the industrial/distrib...
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