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Clemens Food Group cleared for 110-foot addition at Coldwater plant
Summary
The Coldwater Zoning Board of Appeals approved a 20-foot height variance for Clemens Food Group on the basis of the staff recommendation, allowing an automatic storage and retrieval system that will raise part of the facility to 110 feet and support expanded processing and hiring plans.
The Coldwater Zoning Board of Appeals on an unspecified recent meeting approved a dimensional height variance requested by Clemens Food Group that will raise part of the company’s Coldwater processing plant to 110 feet.
The variance, filed as ZBA2501 and presented by company representatives, allows an additional 20 feet above a previously approved 90-foot variance and above the 60-foot maximum for the D‑2 Heavy Industrial District. The board voted to approve the request after staff recommended approval and the applicant described equipment and operations that require the height increase.
Joe Hughes, general manager for Clemens Food Group’s Coldwater facility, told the board the expansion would increase processing capacity and create jobs. “We produce on the order of 16,000 hogs per day. This will allow us to go to about 22 or 23,000 head per day,” Hughes said.…
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