The Mountain View County subdivision and development appeal board has rejected an appeal of a proposed industrial storage and warehousing development outside Carstairs.
The development will see recreational vehicles, bins and containers stored at the site, which is located in an industrial park between Highway 2 and Highway 2A (E 23-29-1-W5M).
The applicant, Payless Disposal, is a small- to medium-sized waste disposal company with a 2.12-acre parcel in the park, which is zoned industrial Business Park District.
The appellant, Faron Taylor, with QE II Indoor Boat and Self Storage, filed an appeal of the Municipal Planning Commission's (MPC) earlier approval of the development permit application.
Taylor cited four reasons for appeal: objection to garbage bins and container storage on property; unsightliness and crime attraction; declining property values; and environmental contamination concerns from proposed activities.
The appeal was heard by the board on Oct. 13.
In its ruling released last week, the board denied the appeal and upheld the Municipal Planning Commission's decision to approve the development permit.
The board cited five reasons for its decision, including the following:
• The board did not receive any evidence that supports the claim that approval of the application will reduce surrounding property values.
• The land use bylaw provides that industrial storage and warehousing is a discretionary use and the definition of industrial storage and warehousing includes both indoor and outdoor storage.
• Business competition concerns raised by the appellant are not a land use planning issue and cannot be factored into the board's decision.
Conditions of the permit include a prohibition on the storage of garbage bins and/or containers used for waste collection, storage of waste or recyclable materials, stacking of shipping containers, and small engine recreational units must be stored on a trailer that is readily moveable.
The Municipal Planning Commission received the appeal as information on Nov. 17.
