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Commission recommends conditional‑industrial rezoning for Topia recycling site after lengthy presentation
Summary
The commission on April 27 recommended approval of conditional rezoning 25‑08 for about 8.5 acres to allow a Topia recycling and plastics‑processing facility; staff outlined conditions and applicants described Brownfields cleanup, investment of roughly $3.65 million, and a projected processing capacity of up to 8 million pounds of plastic per month.
The Burlington Planning & Zoning Commission voted on April 27 to recommend approval of conditional rezoning 25‑08, a request to rezone roughly 8.5 acres comprised of about 16–18 parcels from Heavy Industrial to Conditional Industrial to permit a post‑industrial plastics recycling and processing facility.
Staff presented the request and the draft ordinance conditions, explaining that the rezoning would allow a recycling center that is not permitted in any other district and that many existing uses on the property are currently nonconforming. Staff also noted a two‑year timeline in the draft conditions for consolidation of the parcels into a single tract should the ordinance be adopted.
Representatives of Topia Real Estate/Topia…
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