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Council approves heavy-industrial rezoning for Imperative Chemical Partners after heated public hearing
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with residents and industry representatives raising safety and environmental concerns, the Odessa City Council approved a zoning change to heavy industrial for a property Imperative Chemical Partners plans to use for rail access and chemical handling.
The Odessa City Council voted May 20 to approve a zoning change from Future Development to Heavy Industrial for a 43.436-acre tract the applicant identified as a future rail-served operations site for Imperative Chemical Partners.
Ryan Havens, chief executive officer of Imperative Chemical Partners, told the council the company intends to use the site's rail spur for transloading and storage tied to regional operations. "Our first and foremost opportunity to create value for ourselves as well as the community is to utilize the rail, both the spur and the additional lines that are on this property, to transload materials," Havens said during the public hearing.
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