Betty Scott Bell requested to have approximately 11 acres located between Highway 213 and Alston Road rezoned from RD (Rural Development ) to I-1 (Industrial).
Bell is leasing the property to Concrete Supply based in Lexington.
The company hopes to win a bid from the Shaw Power Group to provide concrete for the non-nuclear construction taking place at the Jenkinsville site. The Shaw Group will set up two batch plants on site to provide concrete for everything else, explained Jeff Sanders with Concrete Supply.
SCE&G is adding two new reactor units to the nuclear plant. The first one is scheduled for operation by April 2016.
When asked about dust and noise levels, Sanders told the commission and concerned Jenkinsville residents that a buffer of trees can help control both issues.
“We can do a pretty good job controlling both,” he said.
Jenkinsville resident Jennifer Barnes also questioned Sanders about where the company will get its water supply. Sanders said they have two options – drill a well or set up a tank and transport water in.
“The last project we did, we set-up a 10-gallon tank, and brought water in,” Sanders said.
Barnes was concerned about the town’s water system and the impact it would have on residents if the company had to pump water from a nearby hydrant.
Bell said there is a well already on the property that was used when the Alston Wood Yard operated there.
Fairfield County Council member Kamau Marcharia, who represents Jenkinsville, expressed concern over the amount of traffic traveling along Jenkinsville Road.
“I’m looking for a terrible accident to happen during the morning,” he said, adding that residents are constantly calling to complain about not being able to get out of their driveways because of early morning traffic.
Most of the Jenkinsville residents attending the meeting were not in favor of having a temporary batch plant in “their backyard.”
“The concrete will come from either a plant close by or from one that’s 15, 20 or 40 minutes away,” said Palmer Nicholson with Midlands Concrete.
Nicholson was also in attendance Tuesday night seeking to have 7 acres at 8205 State Hwy. 215 S. rezoned from RD to I-1. The Fairfield County business is hoping to secure the same concrete bid with the Shaw Power Group.
Both rezoning request were approved for recommendation by the commission contingent the awarding of the bid.
The next step in the process is for the county council to hold a public hearing on each rezoning request, followed by three readings of each ordinance.
Property rezoned I-1 can accommodate a variety of uses, including utility and transportation services, health services offices, vocational schools, real estate offices and convenience stores.
RD zoned areas are intended to protect the value and character of low density areas of the county and agricultural lands, woodlands, wetlands and other natural resources.
The commission tabled zoning requests from Louise Mosley to rezone approximately 14.1 acres from RD to I-1 and Charles and Lori Brock request to rezone one acre from R-1 to RD.
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