Title
Use Permit Application by Madison Capital Group (MCG) VA Sears L.L.C. to operate a storage facility 2 as part of a proposed mixed commercial development located at 5200 W. Mercury Boulevard [LRSN: 3002532]
Purpose
Background Statement:
Use Permit Application request to operate a storage facility 2 as part of a mixed commercial development in a portion of the building, formerly occupied by Sears Department store, located at 5200 Mercury Blvd. [LRSN 3002532] within the Net Center Business Park.
In September 2019, City Council approved Zoning Ordinance amendments, pertaining to how self-storage facilities are classified and where permitted. As a result of these amendments, self-storage is now defined as either storage facility 1 (SF-1), storage facility 2 (SF-2), or storage facility 3 (SF-3). As defined, SF-1 and SF-2 incorporate elements of mixed-land uses; thus, they are permitted with a use permit in a wider range of zoning districts than the previous self-storage land use, now known as SF-3.
The applicant is requesting a use permit for a storage facility 2 at the subject site. Storage facility 2 is defined as “a building containing separate storage spaces which are leased or rented to the general public for storage purposes only, are fully enclosed with internal and/or external access to each individual unit, where the storage units are a part of mixed-use either within the building, parcel, or shopping center.”
This proposal includes renovating and repurposing appropriately 100,000 square feet of an existing building for 500 storage units, with no outdoor storage. The 24-hour facility would have office hours between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, staffed by approximately four (4) employees, and be monitored with security cameras 24 hours a day. The remaining half of the existing building would remain available to be leased by a commercial retail and/or office tenant. The development also includes additional future commercial development o...
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