Storage business eyes Perrott site


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  • | 2:20 a.m. October 7, 2015
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Approvals will be needed by the city Commission.

Wayne Grant

News Editor

The Perrott building, just west of the railroad tracks on West Granada Boulevard, could be a public storage facility some time next year.

The City Commission approved a land use map amendment for the lot at 4 N. Perrott Drive, which was requested by Andy Clark, president and CEO of All Aboard Storage. The property has a split designation, and Clark sought to have the section zoned General Commercial changed to Light Industrial/Utilities so that an All Aboard storage facility could be built on the 2.57 acre site.

The commission approved the change in a first reading and another vote will be necessary.

Before the meeting, Clark told a reporter he has a contract to buy the property from S.R. Perrott, but it’s contingent upon him getting the city approvals. He said there will also be a zoning change request and he hopes to have all of the final approvals by Dec. 1.

The buildings, which include a 22,000-square-foot warehouse, will require much renovation before he can use it for a public storage facility, he said.

Planning Director Richard Goss told the commission that the Perrott company has moved its operation out to the new facility on North U.S. 1, which was constructed last year, and only office staff remains at the West Granada Boulevard site.

In addition to indoor storage, he said the applicant also planned outdoor storage in back for vehicles.

He said if the property were vacant, it could be used for “something higher,” but the buildings are in good shape and a storage facility would be a good usage. He said his department recommended approval.

The Planning Board had also unanimously voted for approval at an earlier meeting. Board members stated that indoor warehousing would not have a traffic impact and would be a good use for the current buildings.

The Planning Board was told that the façade of the building would stay the same. However, the “Miller High Life” sign faces an uncertain future. It’s a noncomforming sign, so the only change a new owner could make would be to change the panels and leave the shape. If he wants a different sign, it will have to be a monument sign.

Clark told the Planning Board that All Aboard Storage is based in Port Orange and has 14 locations, including three in Ormond Beach.

 

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