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Henry County board approves family-run event venue with larger buffer after neighbors raise noise and traffic concerns
Summary
The Henry County Zoning Advisory Board on Nov. 13 approved a conditional use allowing an event facility on 24.83 acres at 645 Newmorn Drive, permitting a barn and greenhouse venue with a required 50-foot undisturbed buffer and enhanced landscaping after neighbors raised noise and traffic concerns.
Mary Parkinson and Marcus Dumas, owners of a 24.83-acre family farm at 645 Newmorn Drive, won conditional-use approval from the Henry County Zoning Advisory Board on Nov. 13 to build an event venue consisting of a barn and greenhouse.
The board approved CU2506 with staff-recommended conditions and a board amendment increasing the undisturbed landscape buffer to 50 feet and requiring enhanced plantings. The applicants said the barn and greenhouse will be sited away from neighboring lots, sound-insulated with rockwool, and intended for small community events, field trips and occasional weddings;…
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