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Applicant seeks business rezoning for Royston property tied to zoning citation; commissioners debate agribusiness conditional use
Summary
An applicant asked Madison County officials to rezone 15.18 acres to Business with a use restriction intended to resolve a zoning citation; staff recommended business zoning with a consent order, while several commissioners urged considering a conditional-use approach under the county's ag-business rule (section 722.16).
Mae Davidson, applicant for Julia Lyon and Roger Hart, asked Madison County staff to rezone a 20.19-acre holding at 1592 Wildcat Ridge Road in Royston, including reclassifying 15.18 acres to Business with a condition limiting use to storage of materials and equipment for an agricultural business.
County staff said the rezoning request grew from a December zoning citation tied to storage of business materials on agricultural property. The staff recommendation, accompanied by a consent order negotiated among the applicant, attorneys and county staff, would dismiss the citation if the commission approves the rezoning and the property owner abides by the consent order's terms.
The request was presented during the hearing as three related actions: a small rezone from A-2 to AR for a 5.02-acre portion, and a rezone of the remaining 15.18 acres from…
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