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County approves rezoning, two interim‑use permits including an indoor cannabis microbusiness
Summary
Houston County commissioners approved a zoning amendment and two interim‑use permits: a residential rezone near La Crescent, a level‑2 home‑occupation window manufacturing operation limited to six employees and 5,000 sq. ft., and an indoor cannabis microbusiness with required carbon filtration.
The Houston County Board approved several land‑use actions after staff presentations and Planning Commission recommendations.
Planning staff described a zoning amendment to rezone land within two miles of La Crescent from the Agricultural Protection District to residential for the Ronald McVey Bridal Trust and the Christine Soudak Trust. Staff said the parcel is in marginal soils and that the comprehensive plan supports the request given the site conditions; the Planning Commission recommended approval with the condition that any future split of the lot requires platting. A motion to approve passed by voice vote.
Separately, the board approved an interim‑use permit for Benjie and Martha Horn Traeger to operate a level‑2 home occupation manufacturing vinyl windows on a former hog site in Wilmington Township. Staff said the IUP is conditioned on a permitted dwelling being established on site and limits the operation to no more than six employees and 5,000 square feet; neighbors presented noise and traffic concerns, and the Planning Commission added conditions and an informational acknowledgment that the site is within an agricultural district.
The board also approved an IUP for Richfield Acres LLC to operate an indoor cannabis microbusiness in Spring Grove Township. Staff said the facility would be indoor, off a dead‑end road, and that Planning Commission required carbon filtration on all buildings; staff reported no public opposition at the hearing.
Each motion carried by voice vote. Conditions and limits described by staff (employee caps, square‑foot limits, filtration requirements and platting requirement if lots are split) are attached to decisions and apply to future enforcement and permitting.
