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Council considers permitting transfer stations in I‑2 zone; officials raise enforcement and origin‑of‑waste concerns
Summary
Shelbyville staff presented a zoning text amendment to allow and regulate transfer stations in I‑2 industrial zones; councilors pressed staff on enforcement, traffic and whether the city could become a regional waystation for out‑of‑county trash.
City staff proposed a text amendment to Shelbyville’s zoning ordinance to add transfer stations as a regulated use in I‑2 industrial areas, and councilors spent substantial time on Jan. 2 reviewing proposed supplementary regulations and operational limits.
Planning staff described the draft changes as updates to Article 2 (definitions), Article 6 (supplementary regulations) and Appendix 1 (table of uses), adding a new section for transfer stations that would allow outside work in I‑2 zones (unlike lighter industrial categories that assume enclosed operations). Staff said the draft regulations would require that transfer-station activities be controllable and cleanable, that no solid waste be stored overnight, and that certain…
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