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Daniel council renews two business licenses amid dust and noise complaints for local concrete/aggregate operator
Summary
Council renewed two business licenses, including CMC Ready Mix, while residents raised ongoing concerns about dust, noise and nighttime activity at the aggregate/concrete operation; council and planning staff discussed conditional-use review options.
The Daniel Town Council approved renewals July 7 for two business licenses: Kohler Custom Rifles (renewal) and CMC Ready Mix. The CMC Ready Mix renewal drew questions from council members and residents about fugitive dust, nighttime noise from a batching/crushing operation and whether the town can require additional conditions through the conditional-use permit process.
Why it matters: Residents said dust and early-morning or nighttime noise from the aggregate and batch-plant operations affect health and quality of life. Council members and staff noted the town’s limited authority via business-license renewals and explained that some operational conditions must be imposed or enforced through a conditional-use permit or by working with state or county regulators.
Public comments and council discussion: A resident said she had not observed promised dust-mitigation measures and described early-morning banging and noisy operations: "I get up at 06:00 every morning. Guess what wakes me up? The batch plant," the resident said. Council members confirmed the town had previously asked the site operator to install a water truck and said they had observed a water truck on site but not necessarily the expected dust control. Council asked whether the town may review or amend conditional-use permit conditions as part of a license renewal process; staff said licensing is limited to approve/deny the license, while review of conditional-use permit conditions would be a separate planning‑commission process with an annual or biannual review recommended by staff.
Council action: The council voted to approve the two business-license renewals. The meeting transcript records recorded yes votes by Walton and Kohler for the motion on licenses; the motion passed.
Next steps: Council members asked planning staff to build a process for regular conditional-use reviews and to explore enforcement steps and whether the planning commission or council should require specific dust-control measures. They also asked staff to ensure the operator’s mailing and business-station addresses are correctly listed with the state tax commission and on town records (staff confirmed an address correction to a Daniel address had been made).
