A Campbell warehouse project is moving forward in a small industrial section of town, despite neighbors’ insistence that it will create an eyesore in their backyards.
Last Tuesday, the Campbell City Council voted 3-2 to deny an appeal of development reviews brought by residents who live behind the proposed site, located at 940-946 S. McGlincy Lane. Vice Mayor Sergio Lopez and Council members Anne Bybee and Elliot Scozzola voted in favor, while Mayor Susan Landry and Council member Dan Furtado voted against, saying they wanted to give the appellants a chance to express their opinions. No one opposed to the warehouse attended the meeting.
The development sits on a 56-acre lot and includes plans for a more than 10,000-square-foot, approximately 22-foot-tall, multi-tenant warehouse. It is expected to be completed in about 14 months, according to Mountain View-based architecture firm Kozba 2, Inc.
South McGlincy Lane is primarily industrial space. Once built, the warehouse’s direct neighbors will include Van Briggle Floors and Blue Arc Electric, Inc.
Residents of Dallas Drive, whose backyards will front the warehouse, filed an appeal Feb. 1 with the Campbell Planning Commission, listing concerns including the height of the building, the 10-foot setback of their fences, the shade it could project onto their backyards and the noise of future tenants, which can operate between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., according to city rules. The building’s highest parapet will be 26 feet high.
Resident David Riggio, who filed the appeal and whose family has owned a home on Dallas Drive since 1971, said the neighborhood would have appreciated more communication from the developer and is concerned that once the warehouse is built, the city Don’t enforce your rules. for tenant noise levels and hours of operation.
“It is going to disrupt our normal daily lives. Who wants to be in their backyard and hear this (possible) squeak of something, or a crane backing up, or a machine shop, or a forklift moving? she told San José Spotlight.
The site where a new Campbell warehouse could be built on S. McGlincy Lane. Photo by Annalize Freimarck.
Richard Pasek, whose family is building the warehouse, said they have owned the property since the 1970s, when they bought it as part of their lumber and building materials business. Pasek said he wants to make the best use of the property, while trying to be discreet for Dallas Drive residents. Under the city’s zoning policy, the building’s height could reach 45 feet.
“When you buy a house… next to an industrial zone, you won’t have a house next door, you will have an industrial site,” Pasek told San José Spotlight.
The warehouse is in the planning phase of construction and still needs to obtain a building permit from the city.
The development adds to the county’s growing industrial space. Last year, San Jose expanded its industrial footprint, solidifying plans for three massive warehouses on 45 acres of land.
Councilman Dan Furtado voted against denying the appeal, hoping to postpone it for two weeks to give residents time to defend their appeal. He said that since the warehouse is moving forward, he hopes future tenants will be respectful of the residents.
“We have to be able to tolerate this development. We may not be able to mitigate all of the neighbors’ concerns,” he told San José Spotlight. “It’s unfortunate that an industrial area collides with a residential area.”
If business noise is too loud early in the morning or late at night, residents can alert Community Development Director Rob Eastwood to adjust business hours. If problems persist, residents can notify the planning commission, which can modify the requirements.
Resident Kevin Shannon has lived on Dallas Drive for 27 years. He said he is concerned about workers parking on his street because there won’t be enough parking for employees. There are 14 parking spaces planned.
“It’s just disappointing to have this large concrete structure popping up behind your backyard,” he told San José Spotlight.
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2024-03-12 23:40:32
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