TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland - Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP - Development Services Director
FROM: Craig Harmon - Senior Planner
Demetrios Moutos - Planner II
DATE: January 12, 2026
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Approve P25-55: A request to rezone 4.21 acres at 3829 Distribution Drive, 3701 Distribution Drive, and an adjacent parcel (PINs 0429429042000, 0429510930000, and 0429511745000), owned by Healy Wholesale Co Inc., from Community Commercial (CC) to Light Industrial (LI).
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
3 - Dr. Antonio Jones
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
The proposed rezoning for P25-55 - approximately 4.21 acres at 3701, 3829, and 0 Distribution Drive from Community Commercial (CC) to Light Industrial (LI) to accommodate continued and expanded wholesale/distribution operations - is broadly aligned with the City's FY2025 Strategic Plan, mission, and vision. The request refocuses an existing commercial site in an established employment corridor toward long-term industrial use that better matches how the property functions today and how the Future Land Use Plan anticipates this part of the city evolving, particularly along the I-295 corridor where industrial, warehousing, and other employment-oriented uses are expected to locate and reinvest.
In relation to Goal I - Safe and Secure Community, the rezoning has an indirect but positive effect. Reinvestment in a purpose-built industrial facility, subject to LI development standards and coordinated Technical Review Committee review, should improve on-site circulation, loading, fire access, and lighting, which supports traffic and pedestrian safety and emergency response on and around Distribution Drive (Objectives 1.2 and 1.1). Keeping truck-intensive operations in an industrial context also reduces the likelihood of land-use conflicts that can generate calls for service in more mixed or residential settings, supporting the br...
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