The center will not be a delivery hub, Senior City Planner Derica Peters said, adding that drones in need of maintenance will be delivered to the site where technicians will repair them.
Along with drone maintenance, Zipline Project Manager Stefanie Cooke said the center will have a showroom and classroom. Additionally, a space will be dedicated for customer support and community engagement.
The details
The center, located at 1155 Kas Drive, will serve as the company's regional headquarters and will support maintenance, business operations and customer service. The drones Zipline uses has an eight-foot wingspan and can carry up to eight pounds.
It will require ground infrastructure, which will be required to be placed behind a screening wall, consisting of a docking station to allow for flight testing. The station includes two 28-foot docking poles and a kiosk that allows the drone to land on the structure.
The conditions
Conditions for the special permit include requiring the center to be at least 300 feet from residential properties, maintenance activities must be conducted indoors and equipment and structure cannot extend more than 10 feet above the center’s roof.
What’s next?
Cooke said the company will work with city staff to finalize any permits needed.
