Planning commission revokes Legacy Materials conditional use permit; neighbor urges site cleanup

Planning staff presented a request July 17 to revoke the conditional use permit for Legacy Materials at 4300 South Commerce Drive, saying the company failed to meet permit conditions, did not obtain a city business license and had not completed required site improvements. After discussion and public comment, the Murray City Planning Commission voted unanimously to revoke the CUP.

Planner David Rogers reviewed the timeline: Legacy Materials received a conditional use permit in 2023 but staff and multiple departments reported that several permit conditions remained unfulfilled after repeated outreach. Rogers said staff provided notice and followed the extension granted at the prior meeting; staff recommended revocation based on lack of progress. Rogers told the commission, “based on the length of time without any progress towards compliance, staff is concerned that modifying or imposing those deadlines will not be a sufficient response.”

Neighbor Craig Cook, president of the Humane Society of Utah next door, described piles of concrete blocks, conveyor belts and other materials on the Legacy Materials site and asked the commission to require the company to remove the materials and restore the land if the CUP is revoked. Cook said the site now includes “a mountain of dirt” and cement residue that he said blows onto neighboring property.

City staff and counsel clarified that if the commission revokes the CUP, the applicant must discontinue the use within 30 days and remove business-related equipment (cement blocks, conveyors) as part of vacating the site. Staff also noted nuisance ordinances and enforcement mechanisms that could be used to address dust or other issues and that property-owner responsibility may be invoked if the business absents itself.

Commissioner Hacker moved to revoke the conditional use permit; Commissioner Hildreth seconded. The motion passed 5–0. Planning staff said that no land-use permits or business licenses would be issued for the use while the CUP is revoked, and that if the owner later seeks to reapply, staff would present timing and options to the commission. The city will require removal of business equipment from the site as part of discontinuing the use, and neighbors were advised to report nuisance issues to code enforcement if dust or other off-site impacts occur.