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Commission recommends denial of Rinker Materials' SUP amendment for Solon Road site
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend denial of an SUP amendment for Rinker Materials at 1220 Solon Road after staff and the fire marshal expressed safety and precedent concerns; the applicant sought to reduce some concrete site work and interior landscaping to lower costs.
The Waxahachie Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend denial of a specific use permit amendment sought by Rinker Materials for its site at 1220 Solon Road.
Staff (Zach) described the amendment as requesting several deviations from an SUP the commission approved last December, including reducing concrete fire lanes and drive aisles to asphalt (though the applicant later said northern and eastern fire lanes would remain concrete), eliminating interior landscaping, and using an alternative masonry product for the required screening wall. "Those site improvements originally approved as part of the SUP last December are appropriate for the site given the nature of the expansion," Zach said, and staff recommended denial.
David Williams, Rinker project manager, and Dennis Moore, the regional VP, said the project would add a microtunnel production facility and that construction costs for the original improvements could put the expansion over budget. Williams said the company "fully concede[d]" to keeping some concrete work but asked that other reductions be considered individually.
Fire Marshal Fuller told the commission she "highly encouraged" concrete fire lanes for the safest access and said that while the existing building is nonconforming, the new structure triggers certain access requirements; she asked for documentation if applicant sought to use asphalt in place of concrete to prove it would support fire-truck weight.
Commissioners expressed concern about setting a precedent for deviating from city standards. One commissioner moved to recommend denial of ZDC-154-2025 (the SUP amendment to Ordinance 3583); the motion was seconded and carried.
The recommendation will go to City Council, which will consider the SUP amendment and any associated conditions or waivers.
