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Commissioners deny conditional-use permit for expanded truck parking on Highway 11
Summary
The Board of Commissioners denied a conditional-use permit request to expand long‑term truck parking at 53 South Highway 11 after staff and the planning commission cited proximity to residences, prior conditions of zoning, and concerns about traffic and stormwater.
Newton County commissioners voted unanimously to deny a conditional‑use permit to expand long‑term truck parking at 53 South Highway 11, ending a multi-year series of applications and appeals for the site.
The parcel, currently used as a truck-dispatch facility since 2012, is owned by Tommy Breedlove (also spelled Breedlove in packets). The applicant sought approval to add gravel long‑term parking for an additional 50 trucks on a neighboring 5.89‑acre parcel; the plan showed 105 parking spaces in total and requested a reduced buffer from adjacent residential property.
Development services staff reviewed the site…
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