Plainfield — A decisive vote that could make or break Costco’s proposal for a massive, 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center on the Plainfield-Canterbury town line has been pushed back for at least another month. In a split-decision vote on Tuesday, the Planning and Zoning Commission gave Costco a win by approving amendments to the town’s zoning regulations that provide commissioners discretion to accommodate certain lighting, setback and building-design needs of the project. However, the commission stopped short of granting Costco’s request for a zone change that would transform more than 200 acres of land into an I-2 Industrial District that permits the construction of any warehousing and distribution facility that passes a site plan review. Commissioners voted 4-1 to continue deliberations regarding the zone change to their next meeting on March 10. June Gagne, who cast the sole dissenting vote against Costco’s text amendment request, also voted no on the continuance. Costco’s applications have been on the commission’s agenda since Jan. 13. Zone changes and text amendments for the Canterbury portion of the project were approved by the Canterbury Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 8. Costco’s plan to use Route 12 as the distribution center’s sole access point for tractor-trailers hinges on the requested zone change, which would convert nearly 150 acres of residentially zoned RA-30 land and 60 acres of I-1 Industrial land into an I-2 Industrial classification.

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