The Woodbury City Council has approved an Amazon warehouse distribution center that is expected to create 180 jobs.

The center’s tenant had been undisclosed but was released at the council meeting Aug. 14 before the vote. The center, which will be built by Ryan Companies, will span 225,550 square feet on the north side of Hudson Road and east of Settlers Ridge Parkway.

“These types of facilities are commonly referred to as ‘last-mile facilities’ and will likely enhance product delivery times for the community,” City Planner Eric Searles said.

Amazon already operates a 515,000-square-foot warehouse distribution center nearby. Hudson Road was improved at that time to handle more traffic. For the second facility, Amazon has agreed to pay for a traffic signal at Hudson Road and Lake View Drive.

Searles said the new center will operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Deliveries from the warehouse to homes and businesses will be made by 450 vans from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Approximately 70 vans will leave the center every 20 minutes. About 20 semi trucks will make deliveries to the center from midnight to 7 a.m. The warehouse expects to start with 180 employees to handle packages.

The facility was approved by a series of 4-1 votes. Council member Kim Wilson voted against the project, saying she was disappointed it would add to traffic next to an affordable housing project in the same area.

Council member Andrea Date said she supported the center but wished the building would include solar panels on the roof when it opens. The facility will be built so they can be added. The site will include 216 charging stations for Amazon’s electric delivery vans.

The current Amazon warehouse is a “middle-mile” facility. Goods are delivered by semi trucks to the warehouse and then those goods are distributed to satellite Amazon facilities in the area.

Mayor Anne Burt said she was happy with the jobs the facility will create as well as how it will help develop northeast Woodbury. “I’m excited for this project,” she said.