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Effingham commissioners approve rezoning for Highway 80 concrete plant with added conditions
Summary
After extended public comment about dust and traffic, the board approved rezoning of 21.73 acres at 2388 U.S. Highway 80 to allow a commercial frontage and a concrete batching operation in the rear, attaching conditions including a 25-foot vegetated berm, restricted batching hours, a required dust-control system, no on-site crushing and tree plantings.
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners voted in January to rezone roughly 21.73 acres at 2388 U.S. Highway 80 to permit commercial buildings along the highway frontage and a concrete batching operation behind them, approving the request with new, commissioner-added conditions after a lengthy public hearing.
Planning staff described a split-zone plan that designates the front portion B-3 (major commercial) and the rear portion HI (industrial) to accommodate retail/office space up front and a ready-mix concrete plant in back. Applicant representative Neil McKenzie told the board the project now includes specific mitigation measures that were not in earlier proposals: a vegetated berm between the plant and adjacent residential areas, enclosed concrete batching equipment fitted with a dust-control system, paved plant traffic areas…
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