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Council declines concrete batch-plant special-use permit after planning staff and neighbors urge denial
Summary
An appeal of Planning & Zoning denial for a proposed five-year concrete batch plant failed to win council approval; staff had recommended denial because the industrial use was out of step with the future land-use vision and nearby residential uses.
The Copel City Council on April 28 refused to approve a special-use permit and future-land-use map amendment requested by Estrada Readymix for a five-year concrete batch plant near East Beltline Road, upholding concerns from staff, the Planning & Zoning Commission and neighbors about intensity, traffic and compatibility with the future land-use designation.
Planning manager Mr. Steer summarized staff's position: the property fronts a rail right-of-way and…
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