HAYSVILLE — The Haysville Planning Commission approved a conditional use allowing a vehicle storage yard on the south side of East Emmett Avenue for a family-owned commercial vehicle operation, subject to detailed site-plan requirements and a 10-year permit term.

Planning staff described the lot as part of Hazel Industrial Park Second Edition and said the site is undeveloped with access to a gravel two‑lane East Emmett Avenue, which is slated to be paved later this summer under a city initiative. Staff said water and sewer access are available but the site is not currently connected to city sewer or water.

The conditional use will permit the outdoor storage and personal repair of commercial vehicles; staff clarified the city’s zoning definition excludes wrecking/salvage and inoperable vehicles. The staff report sets conditions including a detailed site plan showing outdoor-area designations, access, fence height/material and compliance with chapter 16 of the city code. The conditional use was approved for 10 years and may be renewed administratively for subsequent five-year periods; staff said violations can be enforced through nuisance or zoning processes prior to any expiration.

An agent for the applicant told commissioners the operation is a family business that currently keeps vehicles at another clean site and plans a 30-by-60 building; the operation expects five semis with trailers to come and go in daytime hours. Property owner Jeff Blood, identifying himself as a managing member of GED, asked technical questions during public comment about whether vehicle storage as a principal outdoor use differs from the conditional use and about parking, hard-surface requirements and stormwater detention for developments exceeding one acre.

Staff and the commission clarified several points: vehicle storage yards must use a hard surface (asphalt or concrete) for the area used for storage; rock or loose gravel does not meet the hard-surface requirement; inoperable vehicles are addressed by the city code definition and short repair windows (staff noted a 45-day allowance for repairs and that extensions can be granted); and stormwater detention requirements apply once development exceeds one acre and will be reviewed at site-plan stage.

The commission moved and seconded approval of the conditional use with the staff-stated conditions; the motion carried with at least one abstention. Staff said the applicant must submit a detailed site plan, parking application and comply with stormwater and building-permit requirements before full operation.