Lubbock’s Planning and Zoning Commission is set to consider a zone change for property under an industrial asphalt batch plant that started operating earlier this year, less than 600 feet from residential neighborhoods where Lubbockites have lived for decades. While citizens thought the facility might've been temporary, developers are hoping to make the establishment more permanent.

Last night, Lubbock’s Planning and Zoning Commission heard from community members speaking on a property where asphalt batch plants have been operating on and off for years near Lubbock’s historic Parkway Cherry Point neighborhood. The property has been operating in residential zoning and owners were requesting a change to industrial. The commission voted against recommending the change, which will go to the Lubbock City Council on Dec. 1.