Buffalo County approves crushed-concrete processing permit with five-year inventory limit and setbacks

The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners approved a Special Use Permit on March 25 permitting a crushed concrete processing and storage site on a parcel north of Interstate 80 and west of U.S. Highway 183. The application was filed by Jay Sporer on behalf of Neil Hinrichsen of Rockin’ H Trucking & Cattle Inc., and was approved as Resolution 2025-15.

Chairperson Sherry Morrow opened the public hearing; no members of the public spoke in support or opposition. Deputy County Attorney Andrew Hoffmeister and Zoning Administrator Dennise Daniels were present for the zoning discussion. After a brief board review and the recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, the board moved to approve the special use permit (motion by Higgins, second by Lynch) and adopted the resolution by roll call vote.

Resolution 2025-15 sets the conditions of approval: all concrete inventory must be removed from the site within five years of the meeting date; crushing machinery, equipment and inventory must be set back 50 feet from the south right-of-way of Buffalo Creek Road and any property line; the applicant must enter a Road Maintenance/Improvement Agreement with Buffalo County for any county roads used; proposed access to state or county highways is subject to appropriate engineer approvals; the owner must build an entry sign displaying the operation’s address (listed in the resolution as 5015 Buffalo Creek Road) and contact information for public safety; and all areas must be restored after cessation of crushing operations. The resolution also reserves the county’s power to revoke the permit for noncompliance.

The board approved the permit by unanimous roll call vote; the Planning & Zoning Commission had previously recommended the permit favorably.