Butler County approves rezoning for Bruening Rock Products' quarry expansion

The Butler County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted Ordinance Title VI, Number 34 on March 26, approving a rezoning that changes a 38-acre parcel at 18131 Vail Ave from A-1 (Agriculture) to A-2 (Limited Agricultural) to allow expansion of Bruening Rock Products' limestone quarry. Rusty Eddy, chairman pro tem of the Butler County Board of Supervisors, presided; the motion was made by Greg Barnett and seconded by Eddy.

Misty Day, Planning and Zoning, explained the rezoning process and said the county zoning commission recommended approval. Company representatives Ron Fadness and Floyd Hackman were present on behalf of Bruening Rock Products during the public hearing.

The ordinance rescinds the A-1 zoning on the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 16, Township 92 North, Range 15 West of the 5th P.M., and adopts an A-2 (Limited Agricultural) designation for the described parcel. The board approved first reading and formally waived the second and third readings at the March 26 meeting; the ordinance was adopted with the recorded ayes of Eddy and Barnett and with Wayne Dralle absent. The ordinance becomes effective following final passage and publication as provided by law.

The rezoning was considered during a scheduled public hearing; the minutes record that no public comment beyond the presence of company representatives was received. The board did not record any conditions or amendments to the ordinance in the minutes.