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Commission to require resident waivers before approving proposed 4,800‑head hog barn
Summary
An applicant described plans for a 4,800‑head hog barn near Orient Road — citing 8,000–10,000 gallons/day water use and 270‑day manure storage — but commissioners said they would not advance approval until the required resident setback waivers are obtained in writing.
Speaker 5 presented an application and engineering materials for a proposed 4,800‑head hog barn on Orient Road, saying the project is above the 1,000‑animal‑unit threshold that requires commission review. The applicant told commissioners the farm expects roughly 8,000 gallons of water use per day on average (peaking near 10,000 depending on animal age) and planned an 8‑foot below‑pit manure storage designed to meet roughly 270 days of storage (the plan documents indicated roughly 14 months of storage capacity in current drawings).
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