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Planning board recommends rezoning for concrete batch plant off U.S. Highway 80 amid neighbor concerns
Summary
The Effingham County Planning Board voted Dec. 9 to recommend rezoning about 21.73 acres on U.S. Highway 80 from R-1 to B-3 and light industrial for a ready-mix concrete batching operation, with conditions including a maintained dust-collection system, a 20-foot berm and a 150-foot vegetated buffer. The recommendation goes to the Board of Commissioners Jan. 6.
The Effingham County Planning Board on Dec. 9 recommended that the Board of Commissioners approve rezoning roughly 21.73 acres along U.S. Highway 80 from R-1 to B-3 and a light industrial designation to allow a ready‑mix concrete batching plant and frontage commercial development.
Planning staff told the board the application — filed by Baca Properties with agent Neil Mackenzie — is complete but should carry conditions including Board of Commissioners approval of a site plan, recording of the plat, an Effingham County occupational tax certificate, and adherence to architectural standards in Appendix F. Staff recommended a 20‑foot vegetated berm separating the commercial and industrial areas,…
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