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Council hears multiple first readings on rezoning and county ordinance changes; no final votes
Summary
On first reading the Dalton City Council reviewed a Whitfield County unified zoning amendment addressing commercial poultry setbacks and several individual rezoning requests for properties within Dalton; no ordinance or rezoning passed on first reading and staff recommended conditions in some cases.
Dalton City Council on Monday held first readings and discussion on a series of zoning items and a county-led unified zoning amendment; no final votes were taken on any of the zoning ordinances at the meeting.
Ethan, a city planner, introduced Ordinance 25-02, a Whitfield County unified zoning amendment that would change standards for commercial poultry production in unincorporated county areas by increasing setbacks from 25 feet to 200 feet and limiting the number of chicken houses to eight per parcel up to 40 acres (larger parcels would require subdivision). Ethan said the change is primarily a county measure and "little to no impact to the city of Dalton," but because the zoning is unified the amendment must be approved by each governing body in the unified zoning area.
Ethan said the county planning commission recommended approval but…
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