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ZBA recommends two special-use permits at 2506 Shaw Road for farm products market and equipment service
Summary
The Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals voted Feb. 6 to recommend two special-use permits at 2506 Shaw Road allowing a small farm-product retail/processing use (including goat-milk soap) and limited farm equipment service in an existing shop.
The Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals on Feb. 6 recommended approval of two special-use petitions for property at 2506 Shaw Road in West Brooklyn. Petition 24-E-1636 asked to permit farm-product processing, packaging and distribution (a small farm-stand/farmers market and soap/lotion production). Petition 24-E-1637 asked to permit farm equipment and machinery sales and service in an on-site shop.
Applicants explained the front building would house a small retail operation selling goat-milk soap, lotion and other local goods, and that occasional petting-zoo visits by goats were possible but the animals would not be kept overnight at the retail building. The applicant said the lotion-making process uses pasteurized milk handling for lotion production and that soap manufacture involves heating and blending oils and milk; staff and board discussed the presence of a kitchen area in the building and that the property has well and septic capacity.
For the equipment-service petition, the applicant — who works at a local tractor dealer — said the shop (roughly 50-by-80 feet, by testimony) would be used for repair of his equipment and occasional repair work for other customers. Board members noted the site had previously housed a roadside service business and that driveway dimensions and sightlines are adequate for expected traffic.
After hearing testimony and reviewing exhibits, the Zoning Board voted to recommend both special-use permits to the County Board. The board recorded motions finding no significant adverse effects on traffic, utilities, public health, safety, environmental concerns or surrounding properties for either petition and approved forwarding both petitions to the County Board for final action. The board did not add specific operating-hours conditions; petitioners said market hours would likely be weekend-focused (Thursdays–Sundays, with occasional holiday hours).
Ending: Both petitions will appear on the Lee County Board agenda on Feb. 20; staff included published notice and petitioner exhibits in the record.
