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Planning commission advances temporary asphalt plant plan amid traffic and environmental questions
Summary
Commission advanced Superior Paving Corp.'s concept plan for a temporary asphalt batch plant at an Inwood quarry to the detailed site-plan stage after commissioners pressed on traffic access and waterway protections; the applicant said the use is under a 10-year lease while staff said it had been reviewed as if permanent.
The Berkeley County Planning Commission on July 6 advanced a concept plan for a temporary asphalt batch plant at the Inwood quarry to the Detailed Site Plan review stage, while members pressed the applicant on traffic access and protections for waterways.
Kim Petrucci and Mike Boyd, representing Superior Paving Corp., said the plant’s entrance will be at Pedal Car Lane and that the company must obtain Department of Highways permits; Ms. Petrucci said upgrades may be required. Commissioner Tim Lewis said traffic exiting the quarry “is challenging.”
Commissioner John Hardy asked about safety precautions for the plant’s tank farms. Mike Boyd said the tanks would be in a contained area; Mark Painter added the facility would have concrete floors and walls. County Engineer Doug Smith said he wanted reassurances that local waterways would be protected.
After the commission closed public comment, it voted to advance the concept plan to the Detailed Site Plan stage. Following the vote, Robert Sproul, the applicant’s attorney, sought to clarify status: “he just wanted to clarify that the plant is under a 10 year lease and it is a temporary use as long as they are operating at the site. He stated he wanted to make sure everything was out in the open.” Doug Smith told the commission staff had assumed the site would be permanent and “reviewed as such.”
The commission’s motion to advance the plan passed unanimously; staff noted DOH permits and any required road upgrades will be addressed during detailed review and permitting.
The Detailed Site Plan stage will require submission of engineered plans and applicable state permits, at which point staff and the commission can review traffic mitigation, containment for tank farms and other environmental safeguards.
