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Zoning board recommends map amendment and extends mining permit for BCNA Prairie LLC to 2095
Summary
The zoning board recommended approval of a rezoning and special-use amendment for 14165 North Second Street, allowing expanded sand-and-gravel extraction, changing the long-term reclamation plan from single-family homes to recreational uses, and extending the permit to 2095; the motions passed by roll call.
The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval of a zoning map amendment and a special-use amendment for property commonly known as 14165 North Second Street, clearing the way for expanded sand-and-gravel extraction and a revised post‑mining plan.
Staff told the board that the applicant, identified in the record as BCNA Prairie LLC, requested rezoning of an L‑shaped portion of the parcel from Urban Transitional (UT) to General Industrial (IG), expansion of the approved mining footprint beyond the original limits, and a change to the reclamation plan so that the finished site would be recreation (a pond and open space) rather than single‑family housing. Staff also said the applicant seeks to extend the special‑use permit from 2045 to 2095 to allow extraction of the remaining reserves.
Timothy Kenny, sworn as the applicant’s representative, described his company’s acquisition of the prior operator and said they retained local employees. "We're asking for an extension to 2095 to be able to extract all the resources on the property," Kenny said, adding that the operation is sand‑and‑gravel ("no blasting") and that dust controls such as water trucks are used. He presented a conceptual reclamation plan that would include a pond, walking areas and vegetated buffers.
Staff said engineering has no outstanding concerns about utilities or stormwater management but recommended conditions: compliance with applicable local, state and federal mining regulations; measures to minimize noise, vibration and dust; limits on mining to the approved plan unless an amendment is returned to the village; maintenance and code‑compliant replacement of perimeter fencing and berms; and reclamation in accordance with the approved plan or upon expiration of the permit.
Board members pressed the applicant and staff on technical points. Staff and the applicant said a prior owner had already excavated north of the originally approved mining area, making backfilling to support single‑family development infeasible; the transcript records an approximate figure of 500,000 cubic yards discussed as a backfill amount. Staff explained that the applicant is bonded for reclamation and that state regulators inspect permitted sites.
The board moved and voted by roll call to recommend approval of the zoning map amendment and, separately, to recommend approval of the special‑use amendment subject to the conditions outlined by staff. Roll‑call votes on the record indicated affirmative responses from the members present.
