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Planning commission recommends approval for Quality Block site rezone with conditions; nearby residents raised concerns
Summary
The planning commission recommended approval of a rezone at 231 Collins Industrial Blvd to allow block manufacturing by Quality Block, subject to conditions including a 50‑foot vegetated buffer, at least 50% conserved canopy and prohibition of specified high‑impact industrial uses.
The planning commission recommended approval July 3 for a rezone at 231 Collins Industrial Boulevard to allow Quality Block, a concrete/block manufacturer, to operate at the former Southern Brewing site. Planning staff presented the request at the July 15 agenda session and summarized the commission’s recommended conditions: prohibition of several heavy‑impact industrial uses, a planted vegetated 50‑foot buffer along property lines adjacent to residential lots, conservation of at least 50% of the existing canopy and vehicular access limited to Collins Industrial Boulevard.
Applicant Steven Banks told the…
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