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Staff suggests prohibiting cement manufacturing and truck storage near parks and schools
Summary
Staff proposed possibly banning cement (concrete) manufacturing citywide and considering prohibitions on truck storage and terminals, citing proximity to parks and schools and concerns about traffic, air quality and visual blight.
As part of the Title 11 study session, Gabriel Perez asked the council whether cement manufacturing should remain a permitted conditional use in M2 and M3 zones or be prohibited citywide. Perez said the question arose because many industrial properties sit near parks and schools and that staff is "proposing to to potentially prohibit concrete cement manufacturing in all zones."
Perez also recommended investigating prohibitions on truck storage and terminals, noting those uses can limit more job-rich development and raise traffic and air-quality concerns; he mentioned an existing application from JB Hunt as an example of pending interest. Council members asked staff to examine where such prohibitions would affect pending applications and to consider tailored grandfathering for projects already in the pipeline.
No ordinance was introduced; staff will return with draft language after further analysis and stakeholder outreach. The study-session framing meant no public comment was taken and no decisions were made tonight.
