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which fronts Owasso, we are surrounded by 1 -1 zoned properties and each of these properties <br />utilizes outdoor storage. <br />In addition, the parcel located directly east of our property has been utilized as a contractor <br />yard since prior to our development of 3065 Spruce Street. We understand that the initial 350 <br />feet of this parcel is zoned I -P and that the use of storage on this portion is a grandfathered use, <br />but due to its grandfathered status and the strong demand for well located (inner -core) <br />properties that permit outdoor storage it is expected that this use will continue for the <br />foreseeable future. We would also point out that the portion of this site that is located directly <br />across from our site is zoned 1 -1. This is also the case with the parcel located immediately west <br />of our site, which is also zoned I -P for the portion fronting South Owasso but the zoning is 1 -1 <br />after approximately 350 feet. <br />After reviewing the zoning map, we question why our parcel was zoned I -P when 1 -1 is located <br />on three sides of us. Our initial thought for the I -P zoning was because our parcel was once a <br />part of a larger tract that included the adjacent vacant land parcel to the south. However, both <br />the parcels immediately west of us have 1 -P zoning for the land fronting Owasso but the zoning <br />changes to 1 -1 at the point where our south property line begins. As a result, we are uncertain <br />of why our parcel was ever zoned I -P in the first place. <br />We fully understand that our additional storage area is not in conformance with the I -P district <br />but we question the reasoning behind the I -P designation when we do not have frontage on <br />South Owasso and because three of the four adjacent properties are zoned 1 -1. Further, the <br />entire park is used for outdoor storage and we anticipate reduced demand for our property if <br />we cannot continue to offer competitive outdoor storage to our tenants. The adjacent <br />properties on three sides have utilized outdoor storage and will continue to use it for the <br />foreseeable future and this will make our site less attractive to manufacturing or warehouse <br />type users that do not have a need for outdoor storage. If we cannot receive a zoning variance, <br />conditional use permit, or a change in zoning to 1 -1, we anticipate that it will have an immediate <br />and negative impact on our property. Both our current tenants utilize outdoor storage and if <br />we are unable to receive approval for a total outdoor storage area of approximately 35,000 <br />square feet we can all but expect to lose our primary tenant. <br />We hope that you will seriously consider our concerns regarding our need to provide adequate <br />outdoor storage for our tenants. As property owners that have been invested in Ryan Industrial <br />Park since 1984 we have strong concerns that if we cannot provide adequate outdoor storage <br />that it will be inherently more difficult to lease space. Since we constructed 3065 Spruce Street, <br />the property has been well leased but almost all of the users have required some type of <br />outdoor storage use. If we lose the ability to provide this adequately, our occupancy, which <br />would include the likely and immediate loss of a current tenant, would suffer. We developed <br />3065 Spruce Street with the intention of this being a long term investment and we have <br />