Board approves Wendling Quarries’ 13.24-acre expansion at Ivanhoe sandpit
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Summary
Linn County approved a conditional-use modification (PC 25-010) allowing a 13.24-acre expansion of the Ivanhoe Sandpits by Wendling Quarries; staff said hours, truck traffic and operations will remain unchanged and a local floodplain permit had already been approved.
Linn County’s Board of Adjustment approved a conditional-use modification (PC 25-010) on Oct. 29 permitting a 13.24-acre expansion at the Ivanhoe sandpit, operated by Wendling Quarries and owned by Ivanhoe Properties LLC (care of Roger Pitlick).
Staff (Mike Trudinger) told the board the site has been extractive since about 1970, the proposed expansion shifts operations into new ground but will not change hours, truck traffic or sales volume. Trudinger said a local floodplain permit for excavation had been approved and that overburden placement is shown outside the FEMA floodway. The county concluded the proposal meets the five standards of review for conditional uses and recommended approval subject to conditions.
Josh (recorded as Josh Benaboos), property director for Wendling Quarries, said the site supports concrete-sand production, the company uses a portable dredge and typically has crews on-site for 4–6 weeks annually; he said a permanent scale house relocation was completed earlier this year and the company will gate a service road to prevent mixing cabin and truck traffic.
After questions and no public opposition the board voted to accept staff’s recommendation; the roll-call recorded affirmative votes from the panel and the conditional-use modification was approved.
