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Fort Worth council denies permit for permanent concrete batch plant near elementary school
Summary
The council voted to deny a conditional-use permit for a permanent concrete batch plant sited adjacent to residences and an elementary school, citing incompatibility with neighborhood and school proximity.
Fort Worth City Council voted on June 9 to deny a request for a conditional-use permit to site a permanent concrete batch plant on a portion of a 28-acre tract near Dean Road, after residents and neighborhood advocates said the facility would be incompatible with adjacent homes and an elementary school.
Applicant representative Joseph Pasani described engineering mitigations including perimeter trees and fences and said the use is allowed with a CUP in the area. Opponents urged council to block the facility because of airborne dust, truck traffic and children's health risks; Kent Deardinius told council that although the site may meet the minimum distance, the community deserved better protection than a one-quarter-mile minimum.
Council Member Carlos Flores moved to deny the request, stating that a permanent batch plant was not compatible at the site given its immediate adjacency to residential properties and an elementary school. The motion to deny passed on council vote.
Outcome: The denial preserves current land use and prevents the applicant's proposed permanent batch plant at the referenced location. Staff and council noted that the applicant may take other lawful options consistent with zoning or pursue alternate sites.
