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Planning board approves site plan for asphalt plant at 4060 Selvitz Road with conditions after access and night‑work questions
Summary
The board recommended approval of a site plan for a portable asphalt plant (proposed permanent placement) at 4060 Selvitz Road, with two staff conditions. The discussion focused on truck access, whether access roads are private or public, hours of operation and potential night work for paving.
Staff presented a site‑plan application for an asphalt plant at 4060 Selvitz Road (approximate parcel 12.79 acres; about 7.48 acres proposed for plant operations). The applicant is ETM Solutions, LLC (manager Robert Baer) and the property owner was listed as Wanda Johnson. Staff noted the site is in heavy‑industrial zoning (I‑3), showed the equipment layout and a route plan for truck access from Selvitz Road, and recommended approval with two conditions: (1) a landscape maintenance agreement approved prior to final certificate of occupancy, and (2) installation of a painted stop bar at the driveway property line prior to final CO.
Tom DeGrace, the applicant’s engineer, explained access has been adjusted to use an existing private driveway at the north property line under an access easement, and the LP Asphalt representative (who identified themselves as operating the site) clarified the easement and maintenance are shared among adjacent industrial property owners. The applicant said the plant equipment has been on site in various states for years and that while typical daytime operations run roughly 6 a.m.–6 p.m., night work is possible for paving projects when traffic or FDOT/county requirements make night paving preferable.
Board members asked who maintains the access road (applicant representatives said it is a private paved drive maintained by the adjacent industrial property owners under existing easement arrangements) and raised concerns about truck traffic on Selvitz Road. The applicant estimated a small permanent on‑site crew (3–5 people) to run the plant and more workers and trucks on paving days; the operator said most activity is load‑out rather than continuous production and described the plant as using electric systems and a dust‑collection baghouse to limit visible emissions.
After questions, the board voted to recommend approval of the site plan to the city commission with the two staff conditions recorded in the staff report.
Board members asked staff to ensure any definitive night‑work or extended‑hours conditions be captured in commission approvals or site‑plan conditions if needed.
