Planning commission recommends Tyndall rezoning despite resident concerns over traffic, dust and noise

The Dinwiddie County Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning case P-24-14 — a roughly 2.15-acre parcel adjacent to an existing Tyndall concrete facility — from A2 to M-2 Industrial General with the applicant’s proffers intact. The commission’s recommendation (5–1) moves the matter to the Board of Supervisors, which will consider the case at its December 17 meeting at 7 p.m.

Planning staff (Bassett) described the proffers tied to the request, including a limitation of uses to concrete manufacturing and accessory storage, a six-foot earthen berm along Alders Road, installation of vegetative buffering (evergreen trees planted 10 feet on center at a minimum 6-foot height), inward and downward-directed lighting, paved site entrances for at least 50 feet, and a proffered 150-foot taper lane within the existing right-of-way. Staff recommended approval, characterizing the request as consistent with the Northern Dinwiddie employment center of the county’s comprehensive plan.

Residents who live on Aldridge/Olgers Road told the commission they oppose additional industrial development immediately adjacent to longstanding homes. “When you walk out your front door, you can see tractor trailers and concrete, along with the dust coming across the hill,” said Larry Cole (5016 Olgers Road), who added concerns about 24/7 noise and declining property values. William Brown described prior property damage and alleged that vegetation on his land was harmed during earlier operations; his daughter Angela Brown Conklin said the proximity and health risks for elderly neighbors make expansion inappropriate.

Applicant representative Matt Roberts (Herschel Law Firm) told commissioners that the rezoning before the body is limited to the small parcel and that the larger assemblage (roughly 36 acres) is already zoned for industrial use. Roberts said the current submittal actually shifts the building away from residences and that manufacturing activity will occur inside a contained building. He summarized the traffic estimate in the applicant’s analysis as “roughly 63 trips” during AM peak hours and “55 trips” in the PM peak, with minimal truck traffic (one truck in the AM peak and four in the PM on weekdays).

Commissioners pressed staff and the applicant for clarifications on dust mitigation, historical complaints, and long-term access across rail lines. The commission’s motion to recommend approval retained the proffers as presented; the roll call recorded five votes in favor and one opposed (Harbaugh).