JBS pork plant expansion approval in Iowa nears completion

JBS Swift & Co. has received a special use permit that puts the company one step closer to expanding its pork plant in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Certain conditions stipulated in the approval include noise levels, security lighting and parking. The project plans will be reviewed by city officials to ensure JBS complies with all city requirements, the report said.

The project reportedly envisions a 150,000-square-foot distribution centre. However, it is still being discussed on how tall the new facility will be. JBS originally proposed an 80-foot-high structure, but the city's current zoning limits the height of buildings to a height of 50 feet, according to the Times-Republican.

City officials will now have to decide whether to change the current height restrictions. Otherwise, JBS would have to reduce the height of its expansion.