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Madison County grants variance to move poultry composting structure closer to existing houses, conditioned on NRCS-engineered site plan
Summary
The board approved a variance request to allow a proposed stackhouse (composting/stacking structure) to be located closer to the property line than the county setback normally allows. NRCS and a grader presented background about erosion and runoff; the board tied its approval to work being performed in conformity with the NRCS/engineer site plan.
Madison County commissioners on Nov. 3 approved a variance for a proposed stackhouse at a poultry operation, allowing portions of the structure to be built closer to the property line than the county’s 300-foot setback. The application sought roughly a 99-foot variance from the required setback for one corner to square the composting/stackhouse location up with existing poultry houses and remove exposed litter from an eroding area.
NRCS and a contractor described longstanding runoff and erosion where litter had been stacked outside and said the plan is to construct an…
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