Conditional UseRecommended denial (Jun 2026) · Council outcome not on recordShoulders Hill Road, Zoning Map 12, Parcel 55*1D*2*A

Ocean Storage

Suffolk

Description

A 105,000-square-foot indoor storage facility plus fenced outdoor boat and RV storage. Denied 5-2 after heavy neighborhood opposition despite staff's approval recommendation.

Impact summary

Would have added about 153 daily trips to a road already carrying 14,000 vehicles; neighbors feared a three-story building across from their homes would hurt property values.

Applicant

Name: G. Thomas Minton III, on behalf of Bennett's Creek Partners, LLC
Address: Shoulders Hill Road, Zoning Map 12, Parcel 55*1D*2*A

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 3
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial (Jun 2026) · Council outcome not on record5–2

A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.

Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jun 16, 2026Recommended denial 5–2

Planning Commission Meeting Agendas - Jun 16, 2026

A 105,000-square-foot indoor storage facility plus fenced outdoor boat and RV storage. Denied 5-2 after heavy neighborhood opposition despite staff's approval recommendation.

Related issues (1)

Storage facility growth in North Suffolk

The Ocean Storage denial on Shoulders Hill Road reflects growing pushback against the wave of self-storage facilities in fast-growing North Suffolk — one commissioner counted 15 within ten miles and wondered aloud about 'consumers of junk.'

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