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Commission approves special‑use permit for concrete batch plant on 9.6‑acre site
Summary
The commission granted a quasi‑judicial special‑use permit for a Smyrna Ready Mix concrete batch plant on a 9.6‑acre parcel after a staff presentation and applicant remarks; Planning & Zoning recommended approval and the City Commission approved the resolution 3–1 with conditions including sound limits.
The City Commission on Nov. 24 approved a resolution granting a special‑use permit for a concrete batch plant on a roughly 9.6‑acre site within an industrial zoning district.
John Paul Perez (Community Development) presented staff’s record and noted the Planning & Zoning Board had recommended adoption at its Nov. 3 hearing while adding a condition that sound levels be maintained within limits allowed by the city. Perez said the site will be revisited again at the site‑and‑development plan stage and that the applicant will return to the board of adjustment for further review of the site plan.
The applicant (doing business as Civil On Demand/Dirt On Demand LLC; owner identified in the record as Laura J. Prez Ready Mix Concrete) described the proposed facility as a modern, high‑tech operation. An applicant representative said the project represents a roughly $3.5 million investment to replace an older plant and that the new facility is designed to limit dust and noise, to contain wash water on site, and to use screening buffers to reduce impacts on neighboring properties.
Commissioners questioned traffic and noise mitigation and heard from the applicant that the operation would run only a few trucks at a time from the site (roughly 4–5 trucks with about 25 vehicle trips per day estimated) and that larger material deliveries could be brought in by rail if a spur is negotiated with CSX. The Planning & Zoning Board added a condition that sound levels be maintained within city limits. The commission voted to approve the special‑use permit; the recorded roll‑call in the transcript shows three ayes and one no vote.
What happens next: The applicant will return with a site‑and‑development plan to the Board of Adjustment for detail review and mitigation conditions; staff will monitor compliance with the sound condition added by Planning & Zoning.
