Jan. 26—WINDSOR LOCKS — A development company is proposing to build two warehouses totaling over 1 million square feet on 76 acres of undeveloped land on Old County Road.

They would be built on the site where a developer had planned to build a sports complex with indoor courts and outdoor athletic fields, a family entertainment center, retail areas, restaurants, and two hotels. The developer is now seeking to build that project in Enfield instead.

The company, Scannell Properties, LLC., went before the Planning and Zoning Commission this month for a public hearing to change the zoning of the property as one of the first steps in the process.

The commission closed the public hearing and has not made a decision on the application yet.

The property is zoned for business, and Scannell is requesting a change to industrial use. They are also requesting the property's removal from the Airport Interchange Overlay Zone.

According to the zone change application, the property would house one warehouse of approximately 1 million square feet, and a second of approximately 150,000 square feet.

The larger warehouse would have approximately 175 loading docks and 95 trailer parking spaces, and the smaller building would have about 30 of each. About 670 employee parking spaces would be split among four parking lots on the site, according to application documents.

A preliminary traffic assessment submitted with the application says that the warehouses are estimated to add 185 vehicle trips in the peak morning hours, and 190 in the peak evening hours.

Access points to the warehouses would be on Old County Road.

The fiscal impact report says that construction of the warehouses would support about 200 jobs and another 200 jobs between warehouse employees and truck drivers afterwards.

The report also estimates that the warehouses would add about $1.9 million each year in tax revenue to the town. The report estimates that the buildings would generate about $2.85 million in taxes, which would be partially offset by $900,000 in yearly government services.

The town would receive an estimated $1.16 million in building permit and land use fees too, the report says.

A sound assessment determined that noise from stationary sources, such as HVAC equipment and loading dock activity, would be within the town's limits.

A 10-foot tall sound wall is proposed for the eastern and northern portions of the property, to block noise from seeping over to Oak Ridge and Woodridge drives.

In addition, landscape buffers are proposed around the buildings ranging in size from 10 feet to 50 feet.

The property is at the southeast corner of Old County Road and its intersection with Route 20.

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