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Planning board approves concrete batch plant plan with conditions amid noise and proximity concerns
Summary
The Lake Worth Beach Planning & Zoning Board approved a major site plan, conditional use permit and sustainable‑bonus height request for a concrete batch plant at 2200 Avenue North, approving conditions on dust, noise, screening and other departmental requirements despite two opposing votes.
The Planning & Zoning Board voted to approve a major site plan, conditional use permit and sustainable bonus incentive for a concrete batch plant and regional distribution facility at 2200 Avenue North after staff found the application consistent with the comprehensive plan and city land‑development regulations.
Senior community planner Karina Maldonado summarized staff findings, saying the site is vacant, was previously used for open storage, and that the application requests a double‑batch plant apparatus up to 68 feet tall under the sustainable bonus incentive. She told the board the proposed use would occupy about 31,000 square feet of site area, includes an office of roughly 1,288 square feet, perimeter landscaping, a washout basin and dry detention area, and that the project meets the code requirement of being at least 350 feet from residential uses.
Maldonado said multiple city departments — public works, utilities, electric and building — provided conditions of approval and that no variances or waivers to the land‑development code were requested. "Based on the findings of the staff report, we find that the request is consistent with the comprehensive plan, is consistent with the strategic plan, and is consistent with the city land development regulations," she said.
Applicant representatives and counsel said they coordinated closely with staff and outlined operational controls. Greg Vanderhall, representing Ozinga, said dust control is part of the operation: "We actually have sprinklers on the aggregate as part of a DOT requirement ... to keep that moisture content up," adding that washout water would pass through a three‑stage basin, settle solids, and be recycled into the process.
Board members pressed the applicant and staff on noise and hours of operation. Maldonado told the board that supplemental noise standards limit operations to no more than 65 decibels measured at property lines adjacent to residential uses and that the code allows operations from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday unless the applicant requests a waiver. Several members noted the site's industrial zoning and the long history of nearby batch plants, while others warned the area is evolving and cited proximity to Lake Worth Middle School and nearby mobile home parks.
After debate, a member moved to approve the project with the staff recommendations and conditions, citing the competent and substantial evidence in the report and hearing record. The motion carried with multiple 'aye' votes recorded and two members opposing the approval as recorded in the transcript discussion.
The approval includes the staff‑listed conditions (landscaping, lighting, semi‑pervious surfaces, permitting requirements), supplemental manufacturing regulations, and departmental conditions for public works, utilities and electric. The board did not approve any code waivers beyond the sustainable bonus height incentive expressly requested by the applicant.
The project will proceed subject to the conditions and any preconstruction permits and inspections required by the city and other agencies.
The board moved on to the next agenda item following the vote.
