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Commissioners review rezoning and special‑use request for concrete batch plant at 330 Old Hall Road
Summary
Planning staff and the applicant described a two‑part request to remove prior site conditions and permit a level‑three industrial concrete batch plant at 330 Old Hall Road; the planning commission recommended approval with conditions limiting uses and retaining 2004 site‑design standards.
The Clarke County Commission heard a staff presentation and public comment on March 17 about a two‑part rezoning and special‑use request for 330 Old Hall Road that would permit a permanent concrete batch plant on roughly 10.14 acres.
Planning staff explained the applicant seeks to remove a 2004 binding site condition tied to a waste transfer facility and, if rezoned, to obtain a special‑use permit to allow a level‑three industrial concrete batch plant. The property, the staff presentation said, is heavily wooded, abuts a Georgia Power installation, and lies near state highway connections that staff said reduce local road impacts. The planning commission recommended approval of the rezone and the special‑use permit, subject to retaining applicable site‑design standards and limiting permitted uses to the employment/industrial (EI) zone plus the requested batch plant.
Bryce Six of W A Engineering, speaking for the applicant, said the short‑term plan is to place a single mobile batch plant on site and add a second if demand warrants. "The proposed use will have no adverse effects on neighboring properties," Bryce Six said, and noted that truck trips cited in the staff report represent a theoretical maximum and that the property’s proximity to the loop and highways will lessen strain on local roads.
Commissioners asked staff to clarify orientation, adjoining uses and whether a nearby railroad is operational; staff responded that the railroad is not functional and reiterated that the planning commission found the request compatible with the 2023 comprehensive plan and relevant zoning rules. No formal vote was recorded during the discussion at the March 17 agenda‑setting session; the planning commission’s recommendation and the staff conditions will be taken up for final action at a future voting session.
The next procedural step, staff said, is placement of the item on the voting agenda with the conditions outlined by the planning commission. If the commission moves forward, the special‑use permit concept plan would become binding and the retained 2004 site‑design standards would apply after rezoning.
