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Council approves SUP for meat‑processing operation on East Walnut with screening and hours limits
Summary
Council approved a specific‑use permit for ADA Foods to operate a USDA‑regulated raw meat processing and packaging facility at 725 E. Walnut with landscape buffering, screening and operating‑hour limits intended to address nearby residential concerns.
The council granted a specific‑use permit to allow food processing and storage at 725 East Walnut Street, a proposal presented by Seftab Sevargen on behalf of ADA Foods. Staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval with conditions including an 11‑foot landscape buffer, screening along a residential property line to the north, façade improvements, roof‑equipment screening and limits on business hours (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) to reduce noise and neighborhood impacts.
Sevargen said ADA Foods is a USDA‑regulated raw‑meat processor and operates under a HACCP plan with on‑site USDA inspection and established pest‑control and waste‑management systems. Residents who submitted two opposition letters expressed concerns about rodents, noise and lighting; staff said required landscaping and code standards (including lighting and noise regulations) and the applicant’s proposed measures should mitigate those concerns. Council approved a 10‑ to 15‑year time frame consistent with staff recommendations; the motion to approve a 10‑year SUP passed 8–1.
