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JB Swift Starts Butchertown Expansion Without Approval
Construction already underway at the Swift Plant
The JB Swift Plant between Story and Mellwood Avenues in Butchertown is ready to expand. So ready, a tipster tells us, that construction has begun without approval or apparently even a permit. An unpublicized meeting with the Metro Board of Zoning was held yesterday where the Board decided to delay approval for the already-started project until a public hearing could be held.
In all, Swift proposes adding about 6,000 square feet to its facilities including an “Unloading Chute” to deliver pigs to their holding pens. The concrete work above is the beginning of the new chute that will eventually be covered in metal according to plans filed with the city. It’s unclear at this point whether the additions are part of requirements put in place by the Air Pollution Control Board or for some other purpose, but the fact that they began construction without permission and then tried to get permission under the radar of the public and the Butchertown neighborhood shows what kind of neighbor the Swift Plant really is.
PrintThe Case Of The Mistaken Stop Work Sign
Stop Work Order Mistakes Identity
A couple weeks ago, a tipster informed us of a stop work order posted on a Market Street building near Preston Street. A few days later, another tipster cleared up the matter as a case of mistaken identity. Way to go Broken Sidewalk readers! Share the information.
Apparently, the owner of the building at 327 East Market Street (home to the 8664.org gallery) was “forced” to install a new fire-rated corridor to ensure safe egress from the building’s two upper floors. The building is joined with its neighbor at 325 East Market and an inspector did not notice a permit had already been issued for the project under a different street number. The matter has now been officially cleared and the Stop Work notice has been removed from the door.
It seems a little unfortunate the fire-corridor was required to align the way it does, covering two-thirds of the retail frontage, but the code says safety first. Keep your sightings and snapshots coming in to tips@brokensidewalk.com.
New fireproof exit
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