Use Permit Application No. PLN2024-0114 - Shergill and Sons

Request to permit an existing truck parking facility for up 12 tractor-trailer combinations, on a 1.47-acre portion of a 19.2± acre parcel, in the General Agriculture (A-2-40) zoning district. The proposed truck parking facility will take place within a 1.47-acre graveled area with 12 parking stalls for 12 tractors and 24 trailers. Five of the tractor-trailer combinations proposed to be parked on-site are owned by the property owner, who also lives on the property. The applicant proposes to utilize a 900 square-foot modular office outside of the parking area on-site as part of the parking facility for dispatch and administration activities associated with the business. A restroom is also provided for the employees inside the office. The trucks will transport non-hazardous dry goods and produce. The proposed hours of operation for the on-site office are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., seven days a week. Drivers will be able to access the site twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. 13 employees, consisting of one on-site administrative staff and up to 12 drivers, will report to the site on a maximum shift., 24 passenger vehicle trips one-way per-day (inbound and outbound trips for 12 drivers reporting to the site) and 24 one-way truck trips per-day (inbound and outbound trips for 12 trucks). Access is proposed to be taken off County-maintained West Barnhart Road via a 20-foot-wide gravel driveway. The applicant has also proposed to enclose the parking facility with a six-foot-tall chain-link fence with a wrought iron gate. Minor maintenance limited to tire changes, lights, windshield wiper replacements, and checking fluids will be conducted on-site. The parcel is currently developed with a 2,100 square-foot single-family dwelling and a 2,500± square-foot barn that will not be used as part of the parking facility. The parcel is served by an existing well and septic tank. Stormwater drainage will be handled via overland runoff. This application was submitted to correct Code Enforcement Case No. 22-0563, which opened on October 13, 2022.