Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use Rezone Recycling topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Commission approves rezone for nonmetallic mineral recycling with conditions limiting hours, trucks and activities
Summary
The commission unanimously approved rezoning 8.74 acres for recycling, reuse and resale of nonmetallic mineral products, with conditions on hours, truck parking, buffers, and a use-specific limitation that prohibits junkyards and unrelated industrial activities.
The Walton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a rezoning request for an 8.74-acre site at 120 Highway 78 to allow recycling, reuse and resale of nonmetallic mineral products, planning staff Sharna told the commission during the July 2 meeting.
Sharna said the property, owned by Pinnacle Sports Academy LLC and with applicant listed as Danny Cagle, is in Commission District 4 and that the planning commission recommended approval with conditions. The board approved the rezoning with conditions that Sharna read into the record: hours of operation limited to 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; no crushing on weekends; required berms and plantings shown on the revised site plan; a maximum of 15 on-site trucks overnight, limited to trucks associated with the recycling operation; and a prohibition on truck idling. Sharna said the applicant agreed to not operate on Sundays.
Sharna and commissioners also limited the rezone to the specific recycling reuse purpose; the motion included language restricting the zoning approval to recycling and expressly prohibiting conversion to a junkyard or other non-specified industrial uses.
Public process and vote: Sharna opened the public hearing and the county attorney explained the hearing rules. The applicant did not appear to speak at the hearing, and no opponents spoke. A commissioner moved to approve the rezone with the conditions Sharna specified; the motion passed unanimously.
What the approval means: The county staff and commissioners emphasized that conditions on hours, buffer plantings and truck parking are intended to reduce off-site impacts. The board also instructed staff to correct clerical setback numbers on the record and to limit the rezoning to the stated recycling use only.
