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Caroline County planning commission approves Goldsboro Materials site-plan expansion
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a final site-plan for Goldsboro Materials LLC’s roughly 38-acre expansion after staff found the application met required review standards and the BZA had earlier granted the special-use approval. Neighbors’ noise and dust concerns were discussed; the applicant pledged mitigation and a contact process.
Vice Chair Hannah Cawley opened the meeting and called the final site-plan review for Goldsboro Materials LLC, a proposed roughly 37.96-acre expansion of an existing materials pit. Matt Gudzinski, assistant director of development review, summarized the application and staff findings, noting the Board of Zoning Appeals approved the required special-use exception on April 21 and that staff’s review found the plan met the commission’s eight required review areas.
Gudzinski said the site plan and supporting studies indicate no projected increase in truck traffic and that prior complaints were historical: “We had previous complaints except 4 or 5 years ago about noise on Cherry Lane,” he said. Commissioners asked about recent complaints; a company representative (presenter) told the commission the applicant had met with neighbors, received one follow-up call and had inspected the area in person.
The presenter described mitigation steps the company will take, including transplanting screening, building a berm to help cut noise, and limiting work in the newly opened area (not working there on Saturdays). “We have done everything that we need to do,” the presenter said, adding the access road is blacktop in part and graveled beyond that and that staff will respond quickly to any future complaints.
After discussion of the eight review areas and staff recommendations, a committee member moved to approve the major site-plan application as presented; Vice Chair Hannah Cawley seconded. The commission voted in favor, and the final site-plan approval was granted.
The commission’s action was procedural: it approved the site plan as meeting local review standards and consistent with staff recommendations. Commissioners and staff recorded neighbors’ concerns about noise and dust during earlier review stages and noted the applicant’s commitment to a neighbor-contact process; no additional conditions were attached in the meeting.
What happens next: the approval finalizes the planning commission’s review step. Neighbors who want to report incidents were told the applicant agreed at the BZA hearing to share contact information for such reports, and staff said they will address any future complaints as they arise.
