A contractor rebuilding part of U.S. 75 wants to run a temporary concrete plant on 8.8 acres along the South Sam Rayburn Freeway for about three and a half years, and Sherman's Planning and Zoning Commission takes up the request Tuesday, Oct. 20.
RPMX Construction, LLC is asking for a temporary use permit at 1300 S. Sam Rayburn Freeway, between Center Street and Stone Creek Drive. SSCGC Holdings, LLC owns the land, which is zoned C-1 retail with a strip of R-6 single-family zoning, both inside the Sam Rayburn overlay district.
What would operate on the site
According to the project narrative in the commission's packet, the yard would support TxDOT's U.S. 75 reconstruction project (control number 0047-03-091), which involves tearing out old pavement and bridges and building new lanes, bridges, retaining walls and slopes. The site would serve as the contractor's construction office and heavy equipment yard, with space for storage, earthmoving and repairs.
The narrative says the batch plant would stay on the property for roughly 42 months and run on and off through the phases of the job. A pugmill mixer would blend gravel, limestone and other aggregate into stabilized road base, and a crusher would recycle concrete pulled up during demolition.
Everything is to be hauled off when the highway work ends, the narrative says.
Conditions in the staff letter
City staff has no objection, according to the agenda report. A review letter dated Oct. 14 lists conditions, including:
- The permit ends automatically if any company other than RPMX Construction operates the plant.
- The mixer and all materials must be removed when the permit expires or the project is finished, whichever comes first.
- The lot must be returned to its earlier condition or better.
- The contractor needs a temporary buildings permit and must mitigate any trees it removes.
