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North and East Lubbock residents urge tighter limits on concrete batch plants in UDC rewrite
Summary
City planning staff proposed removing temporary-plant requirements from the permanent concrete batch-plant subsection of the Unified Development Code while residents urged tighter restrictions and enforcement after ongoing dust complaints.
City planning staff proposed removing two temporary-plant requirements from the section of the Unified Development Code that regulates permanent concrete batch plants, arguing those two standards are tailored to temporary facilities used for on-site construction projects and do not belong in a permanent-use rubric.
At a joint Planning and Zoning Commission/City Council public hearing, residents of North and East Lubbock urged the council to use the UDC revision to tighten restrictions rather than relax them, saying nearby batch plants have emitted dust and particulate matter that harm neighborhood air quality.
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