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Joint session OKs amendment to allow railcar repair as permitted light‑industrial use
Summary
Clay County and Vermillion approved a second‑reading ordinance adding railcar repair and light maintenance to permitted uses in a light‑industrial district after public testimony on noise, water containment and operating hours.
Clay County commissioners and Vermillion city councilors voted to approve on second reading an amendment to the light‑industrial zoning code that adds railcar repair and related maintenance as a permitted use in specified light‑industrial areas.
The change, carried as ordinance 15‑33 during the meeting’s joint jurisdiction segment, was framed by an applicant’s presentation about operations, followed by questions from elected officials and several nearby residents who said they were worried about noise, hours and water runoff.
The applicant described the proposed operations as primarily inspection and light repair of railcars that would use a low‑profile “tugger” to move cars on site. “It’s quiet — the tugger is more quiet than a lawnmower,” the applicant said, citing measurements and an informational sheet provided to the councils. He told officials the loudest, on‑site noise would reach about 80–85…
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