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Planning board denies rezoning request to legalize Mason Dixon Kennels
Summary
The board rejected a petition to reclassify roughly three acres of an 18‑acre property to C-2 to allow continued kennel operations after neighbors complained about noise and alleged illegal operation.
The Madison County Planning Board denied a petition to rezone about three acres of an 18‑acre property owned by Sam Livingston (Mason Dixon Kennels) from A-1 agricultural to C-2 commercial, a step the applicant said was necessary to legalize and retrofit his kennel operation.
Jim Cruz, attorney for the owner, said the kennel trains hunting and obedience dogs and has provided local jobs. Cruz said the owner had contracted a company to "retrofit these kennels so that the barking dogs are no longer gonna be an issue," and estimated the soundproofing work at about…
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