Terrell Denies Vulcan Industries Plant, Greenlights Industrial Project From Hunt Consolidated

A pair of industrial projects proposed in Terrell received very different outcomes from city officials this week.

Terrell City Council first denied a rezoning request on a nearly 503-acre property for Vulcan Industries Co. to build a business park and concrete batch plant on the southeast corner of U.S. Route 80 and FM 429. But council then voted in favor of rezoning more than 282 acres on Airport Road for an industrial business park for a landowner associated with Hunt Consolidated Inc., the Dallas Business Journal reported.

The denial for the Vulcan Industries project came after a long line of residents spoke out against the proposal. They cited increased dust from the batch plant, noise, traffic congestion and safety among their concerns. 

The Alabama-headquartered company has several policies and procedures in place to address many of those concerns, Director of Business Development Tyler Lowe said during the meeting. He said the company is looking to be a "responsible partner" to assist with the growth happening in the city. 

"City staff's been great to work with," Lowe said. "Over the last six months, we've heard these concerns, they've raised them on your behalf, and they continue to do that."

Vulcan Industries can reapply for the zoning change to a light industrial use through a specific use permit, though some council members signaled they would likely still oppose the project.

Not many details about the plans for the site owned by Hunt-associated company Terrell HRC LP were included in documents prepared for council. However, Seefried Industrial Properties Inc. filed a permit with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to start work in June on a $120M package delivery service building of nearly 934K SF at the site. 

With the rezoning of the property to a light industrial use, the landowners agreed on a voluntary annexation and development agreement to extend city limits to include the site.

Terrell has seen a lot of growth in recent years as the largest city in Kaufman County, which was the second-fastest growing county in the U.S. from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

That includes a wave of commercial construction as well as master-planned communities, including the 700-acre Northspur development in Terrell that was packaged by Hines as part of an 11-community portfolio sold to Starwood Capital Group last week.