Greif America Night Manufacturing Conditional Use Permit

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard.

What: conditional use permit (case LDC27-000017, as captioned) to let a plastic-packaging manufacturer, captioned "Grife America" and probably Greif America, run indoor manufacturing 24 hours a day in 176,000 sq ft of an existing 420,000 sq ft industrial building on a 66-acre site near Lear and Mount Anderson Street, north of I-80 in Ward 4.
Where it stands: approved 7-0 on 2026-10-14 by the Planning Commission, which is the deciding body.
Next: silo installation (four silos, 59 ft tall) proceeds; a related minor height deviation was approved administratively and depended on this decision.

Needed because the building is within 300 ft of residential zoning, and a January 2025 code change requires a permit for 24-hour warehousing or manufacturing that close.
The only new construction is four silos on the side of the building away from the homes. The footprint does not grow.
The nearest homes are about 360 ft away; the existing parking lot is about 260 ft away.

Leah Picotti presented; the applicant was available but gave no presentation.
Condition No. 8: truck arrivals, departures and outdoor movement limited to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., with idling limits. Lauren Knox explained this keeps the outdoor activity from running all night, while the indoor work is allowed 24 hours. Commissioner McCoy questioned why a condition repeats hours already in code.
Condition No. 6: lets the administrator require fixes if complaints arise about the old, unscreened parking lot. Commissioner Delvar asked how neighbors complain (the city's online reporting, email or phone, anonymously if wanted) and Vice Chair Williams asked why screening was not required now; staff said bringing the lot up to code would be a major expense.
Noise limits apply at the residential edge: 65 dB by day and 49 dB at night. Shift change at 11 p.m. brings about 40 vehicles.
No public comment was received; one neighbor's 2023 complaint was resolved at once.

2026-10-14 - Planning Commission (video of the October 14, 2026 Planning Commission meeting; the agenda text was not retrievable)

About 21 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-14 - Planning Commission	21

2026-10-14 - Planning Commission — Staff report, questions on conditions 6 and 8, approved 7-0 with staff's conditions.