Planning Commission denies Mulberry aggregate processing conditional use over compatibility concerns
Commissioners voted to deny a conditional‑use request for an aggregate processing facility citing concerns about 75‑foot storage piles, dust, visual impacts adjacent to Ramblewood subdivision, and existing site condition; applicant was not present and staff recommended continuation but commission acted to deny.
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Polk County planners presented LDCU202611, a conditional‑use request to allow aggregate processing on approximately 8.04 acres at a site on Highway 60. Staff recommended approval with conditions including a 20‑foot drainage easement, Type B landscaping and 6‑foot opaque fencing, and dust control measures. The planner said the site is already used in part as an auto salvage yard and that storage piles would be regulated.
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