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Proposed Taussig Avenue concrete plant draws questions over silos, buffers and truck trips; council tables vote
Summary
Developers and engineers presented plans for a concrete batch plant on Taussig Avenue, including silos, settling basins and traffic estimates; staff and commission recommended conditions and the council tabled the ordinance pending further review.
At a public hearing Nov. 5, Bridgeton staff and applicants described a proposed concrete batch plant for two parcels on Taussig Avenue (application 25PZ‑18). Staff told the council the planning commission recommended approval with conditions by an 11–1 vote and flagged issues including a proposed silo height (~80 feet) that would exceed the M1 district 45‑foot maximum and a required 75‑foot stream buffer tied to an adjacent asphalt‑plant special‑use permit.
Zach Greitens said staff’s recommended conditions included limiting use to a concrete batch plant and accessory uses, requiring floodplain and site‑disturbance permits, submitting a final site plan for staff review and maintaining a 75‑foot buffer along the creek per ordinance 16‑23. He noted the planning commission amended staff language to allow a reduced setback (30 feet) over approximately a mid‑section of the property to accommodate stormwater detention.
Hayden Ginsberg (Cochran Engineering) and representatives for Eastern Missouri Concrete described a proposed operations area of roughly 5 leased acres (out of ~9.5 total), the planned access from Taussig Avenue, settling basins for wash water, storage silos and an operations building. Ginsberg said the operation would have about 12 employees on site (10 drivers) and estimated 2–3 trips per day per concrete truck; he also said the applicant would seek to work within screening/setback conditions and requested the planning‑commission‑approved reduction in the center portion of the 75‑foot buffer to 30 feet to accommodate stormwater facilities.
Council members pressed staff and the applicant on traffic and left‑turn access; staff summarized the traffic‑impact study as estimating up to ~60 concrete‑truck trips per day (plus employee trips) in a higher‑potential scenario. Staff and applicant discussed the need for possible variances if the applicant wanted silo heights above the 45‑foot limit.
There were no public speakers in opposition at the hearing. After presentations and questions, the council moved to table the ordinance (Bill 65‑17) related to 25PZ‑18 for further review and follow‑up.
