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County planning staff report: 83% of unincorporated Madison County zoned agricultural; residential development averages about 83 acres annually
Summary
A county department head presented GIS-derived land-use figures showing roughly 279,000 total acres in Madison County, with about 83% zoned agricultural in unincorporated areas and an average of 83 acres per year rezoned to single-family residential from 2022-2024.
A county department head (Bert) presented GIS-based land-use numbers to the Madison County Fiscal Court on April 8 aimed at clarifying questions about farmland loss and residential development.
Bert reported that Madison County contains roughly 279,000 total acres; Richmond accounts for about 12,000 acres and Berea about 10,000 acres, leaving approximately 257,000 acres in unincorporated Madison County. Of that unincorporated acreage, about 214,000 acres (roughly 83…
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