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Planning commission recommends conditional use permit for mulch and aggregate yard on Northumberland Highway
Summary
The Northumberland County Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a conditional use permit allowing a one-acre mulch/aggregate yard and on-site sales office on Northumberland Highway. Staff read site conditions including required permits, non-reflective lighting and site maintenance; the Board will hold a public hearing next month.
Garfield Parker, newly elected chair of the Northumberland County Planning Commission, on Thursday led the commission in recommending that the Board of Supervisors approve a conditional use permit for a mulch and aggregate yard on Northumberland Highway.
At a public hearing, applicant Michael Bryant and owner Ben Hayden described the proposed one-acre operation as a roadside sales and materials yard that would process and sell mulch, topsoil, crushed concrete and asphalt millings. “It’s just gonna be a mulch yard,” Ben Hayden said, adding…
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