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Planning commission backs Caroline Materials expansion, recommends reduced setback and screening limits
Summary
The Caroline County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended preliminary approval of Caroline Materials LLC’s mining expansion on Harmony Road, advising the Board of Zoning Appeals to allow a reduced setback from 200 feet to 75 feet, limit screening operations to three days per week and require continued water-discharge monitoring.
The Caroline County Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend preliminary approval of a major site plan for Caroline Materials LLC, asking the county Board of Zoning Appeals to permit a reduction of the county’s 200-foot setback to 75 feet for the applicant’s planned 14.99-acre expansion of an existing gravel pit on Harmony Road.
The recommendation, made after a staff presentation and a description of the operation by the applicant’s engineer, directs the BZA to consider the setback modification along with conditions that include limits on screening operations and continued monitoring of an existing discharge. Chair Jeff Jackson led the meeting and announced the motion; the commission carried it by voice vote.
Staff told the commission the expansion would bring the pit to about 93.26…
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