Title
Public Hearing - Public Hearing on a Request for an Industrial Use Permit for a Rubber Compounding Facility on Approximately 7.8605 Acres on Lot 2, Block 1, Broseh Industrial Park, City of Mansfield, Tarrant and Johnson Counties, Texas, Located at 800 S. 6th Avenue; Next Gen Compounding, applicant and Broseh Industrial Properties, LLC, owner (IUP#21-001)
Requested Action
To consider the requested Industrial Use Permit
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of the IUP with a condition that the applicant submit drainage plans to demonstrate how drainage will be managed prior to the construction of any future expansion of the existing building.
Description/History
Existing Use: Warehouse/manufacturing building
Existing Zoning: I-2, Heavy Industrial Building
Surrounding Land Use & Zoning:
North - Gas station and parking lot, C-2
South - Manufacturing, I-2
East - Warehouses, I-2
West - Vacant and drill site, PR
Comments and Considerations
The subject property is zoned I-2, Heavy Industrial District. The applicant proposes to relocate the Next Gen Compounding facility from Grand Prairie to the existing building on the property. Next Gen that manufactures elastomeric (rubber) compounds.
While rubber compounding is not specifically listed on the Permitted Use Table in Section 155.054 of the Code of Ordinances, the use is equated to “Chemical Processing”. In the I-2 District, chemical processing requires an Industrial Use Permit (IUP). Unlike a Specific Use Permit, an IUP only requires Council approval at one meeting.
The applicant will store any temporary liquid waste in sealed 55 Gallon Drums. Estimated annual waste would be a few hundred pounds. There will be no outside chemical storage.
Site Plan
The applicant proposes to use the existing building (approximately 72,389 square feet) for the compounding facility. The Site Plan includes two possible future expansions to the rear of the existing building, a 30,000 square foot addition and a 70...
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