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Commissioners deny rezoning for concrete block plant after widespread neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Madison County Board of Commissioners denied a request to rezone 12.64 acres on Highway 29 for a concrete block manufacturing facility after residents and the planning commission raised concerns about compatibility with the county comprehensive plan, traffic, dust, noise and drainage.
The Madison County Board of Commissioners voted to deny a rezoning request for a proposed concrete block manufacturing facility on U.S. Highway 29 after lengthy public comment and a unanimous recommendation for denial by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Brian Kimsey, a civil engineer with Carter Engineering, presented the proposal on behalf of the applicant and described a mostly enclosed, light‑industrial operation that would include a roughly 24,000‑square‑foot production building, a 3,000‑square‑foot storage building, a paved parking lot with 16 regular and 2 handicap spaces, and a stormwater detention pond. Kimsey said the site footprint would be buffered with an approximately 50‑foot vegetated zone and a…
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