NAPLES, Fla. — A proposed pause on new storage unit facilities has been brought to the attention of the Collier County Commission and will be voted on at the end of September.
If it passes, here’s how it will work:
- New facilities between Airport Rd. and Collier Blvd. will not be permitted.
- Existing facilities or ones already under construction will continue to operate as normal.
- The moratorium is expected to last for about 8-12 months, as the County is waiting on an infrastructure plan to be returned to them.
“Everybody wants to live in a beautiful community, and industrial things are important … if you have a tire changing center, an auto parts store, storage units … but come to that strip of district one… there’s five in a row,” said District One County Commissioner Rick LoCastro, the one behind the proposal.
There are nearly 20 storage facilities near U.S. 41 in East Naples. The following graphic below shows a comprehensive map:
“In ever other community in the universe here’s where storage units are. You drive down a road that looks like U.S. 41. You make a turn always called industrial avenue. Then you go five blocks in and behind the Firestone tire care center and the Midas muffler shop, is a warehouse. Behind that is the storage unit,” said LoCastro.
LoCastro added that he plans to utilize the remaining space in the area to encourage businesses such as restaurants, bars, and shops, “to beautify the area and encourage more and more people to explore the area.”
The vote will come in about two weeks. If it passes, it can last up to one year.
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