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Royal Palm Beach council approves taller silos and site changes for asphalt plant
Summary
The Village Council unanimously approved variances, a special-exception use and a site-plan modification allowing three roughly 75-foot silos and formalizing existing asphalt storage at a plant on 60690 Fifth Avenue North after debate over vested rights and conditions for dust control.
Royal Palm Beach — The Village Council on May 15 unanimously approved a set of land‑use actions that will allow an existing asphalt production facility at 60690 Fifth Avenue North to keep and add tall silos and to formalize the site's existing storage piles.
The approvals included: (1) a variance from the village code's 32‑foot maximum height to allow three roughly 75‑ to 78‑foot silos and to recognize existing asphalt pile heights, (2) a special‑exception use to expand the asphalt/concrete plant, and (3) a site‑plan modification and architectural approval for the silo construction, parking and other as‑built updates. Council members voted in favor after hearing presentations from planning staff and the applicant and after the Planning & Zoning Commission actions.
The plant is operated on a long‑standing industrial parcel that was annexed into the village in 1989. Urban Design Studio presented the applications on behalf of WPB Ops Land LLC and said the taller silos are needed to increase on‑site storage capacity and operational efficiency and that the piles and…
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