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House approves Industrial Protection Act, requires written notice to nearby property owners
Summary
The House passed House Bill 241 on Feb. 8, 2006, expanding agricultural-style notification zones to include industrial areas and, via a Harper amendment, requiring written notice for owners within 1,000 feet. Sponsors said the change protects buyers and clarifies expectations for long-term industrial uses.
House members passed House Bill 241, the Industrial Protection Act, after adopting an amendment that requires written notice to owners within 1,000 feet of a proposed industrial protection zone. Representative Rhonda Menlove, the bill sponsor, said the measure extends the existing Agricultural Protection Zone mechanism to industries so that prospective buyers and nearby residents are informed whether land lies in an industrial zone.
"What this legislation does is it creates a mechanism whereby…
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