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Marshall County BZA approves home workshop for Genesis Machine with noise-mitigation condition and employee cap
Summary
The Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special use to allow a 25-by-50 home-based metal workshop operated by Luke Helmuth, contingent on a required sound barrier for the applicant’s generator and a limit on employees; the approval carries a return requirement for any expansion.
The Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals on Nov. 18 approved a special-use permit for Genesis Machine and Design Co., allowing a 25-by-50 home workshop at 2012 7th Road in Bourbon with conditions to reduce noise and limit expansion.
Staff told the board the building exists on the property, is under the zoning square-footage maximum for a home workshop, and recommended approval consistent with the county ordinance and comprehensive plan. Applicant Luke Helmuth said the single-member LLC, run by him and his wife from a 1,250-square-foot building, supplies precision metal parts to local manufacturers and currently…
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