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Commission recommends approval of temporary batch plant SUP for Sweetgrass with off-site restriction
Summary
Haslet planning commissioners recommended City Council approve a 90-day temporary batch plant in Sweetgrass Phase 2, adding a condition that the plant not produce materials for off-site use; motion passed unanimously.
The Haslet Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend City Council approve a temporary specific use permit for a concrete batch plant to serve street construction in the Sweetgrass Subdivision Phase 2, with a condition that the plant not produce materials for off-site use.
Staff described the request as a temporary measure to reduce concrete truck traffic on city thoroughfares by producing material closer to the work site. The city attorney, Jeremy Page, told commissioners the ordinance sets a 90-day limit for a temporary batch plant but does not currently include a restriction on producing material for off-site use unless added to a motion.
Commissioners discussed timing and operation limits. Staff said prior applicants estimated they would be in and out in “about 2 months after they assemble,” but the ordinance language specifies a 90-day maximum for the temporary use. The commission also referenced city construction-hour rules contained in the code of ordinances: construction is allowed beginning 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 minutes after sunset, and not on Sundays. A commissioner moved to recommend approval to council and added the restriction that the plant not produce materials for off-site use; another commissioner seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The commission noted prior approvals of similar temporary batch plants and asked staff to ensure the SUP language forwarded to council included the no off-site-production restriction. The recommendation to council makes approval subject to the ordinance time limit (90 days) and the added condition; final permit issuance and any enforcement would be handled by city staff and, if council approves, by the city’s permitting process.
Key details from the record: the SUP is for a temporary batch plant in Sweetgrass Subdivision Phase 2 on the north side of Greenbrier Road, about 300 feet north of Cedarwood Court; the ordinance limit is 90 days; hours follow the city code of ordinances construction schedule; the commission recommended approval to the City Council with the off-site-use prohibition.
