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Staff recommends adding poultry to county 'livestock' definition after auction‑barn dispute
Summary
Madison County planning staff asked the county planning and zoning board to recommend an amendment to the county zoning ordinance to add poultry to the local definition of "livestock," citing a withdrawn auction‑barn application and differences with the Official Code of Georgia.
Madison County planning staff asked the county planning and zoning body to recommend an amendment to the county zoning ordinance that would add poultry to the local definition of "livestock," bringing the county definition in line with the Official Code of Georgia (O.C.G.A.). The change was prompted by a withdrawn application for a livestock sales pavilion that applicants said would include poultry.
Planning staff said the change would address a gap exposed during the recent Zac Hightower application, which was withdrawn from the public hearing. Under current county language, poultry is excluded from the definition of livestock; matching the O.C.G.A. would explicitly allow poultry as part of livestock sales in A1 zones. Staff said they voted at a commissioners' meeting to forward the…
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