The Huntsville Planning Commission granted approval for additional phases to two industrial parks in the Limestone County part of the city.

Both parks are near major employers Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Amazon, Buffalo Rock and Polaris and will total more than 200 million square feet when completed.

The commission granted repreliminary approval of the Huntsville West Industrial Park and layout and prelimary approval of phase three of Airport Properties being developed by the Huntsville Logistics Center.

Triad Properties and Fairway Investments have already started work on the first building in the Huntsville West industrial Park, a 385,000 square foot facility that will feature 32-foot minimum clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, 84 truck docks, a 185-foot truck court with 60′ apron, space for 198 car parking spaces and 96 trailer parking spaces.

The 135-acre park will include distribution, warehouse, logistics, and manufacturing space on a speculative and build-to-suit basis. Building sizes will range from 200,000 to 400,000 square feet with the capability to develop a 540,000 square foot bulk distribution facility. The industrial park will have access to nearby Interstates 65 and 565.

It is north of 565 and east of Greenbrier Parkway. Mullins, LLC, is the engineer.