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Palm Coast council unanimously denies rezoning for Hargrove Lane concrete batch plant
Summary
Palm Coast City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, to deny a zoning map amendment that would have allowed a concrete batch plant and other heavy industrial uses on 36.65 acres at Hargrove Lane.
Palm Coast City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, to deny a zoning map amendment that would have reclassified 36.65 acres at Hargrove Lane from light industrial (IND‑1) to heavy industrial (IND‑2), a change the applicant said was needed to site a concrete batch plant on the parcel.
Council members said compatibility with existing businesses, unanswered traffic and infrastructure questions, and community concerns outweighed the applicant’s mitigation commitments. The council voted 5‑0 to deny the ordinance after more than three hours of staff briefings, developer testimony and public comment from nearby business owners and residents.
The applicant, GEL Corp, represented by engineer Kurt Wimpay of Alliance Engineering, and SRM Concrete representatives led by Brian Hercules, presented technical plans and environmental controls they said would limit dust, recycle wash water and keep most operations well inland from property lines. ‘‘We want to be a steward of that as well,’’ Hercules told the council, describing…
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