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Newton County OKs multiple zoning cases, including heavy‑industrial rezonings tied to proposed transfer station
Summary
The Board approved several land‑use and rezoning petitions, including two companion rezonings on Snapping Shoals Road related to a proposed demolition/construction materials transfer station. Commissioners imposed conditions and a prohibited‑uses list; the heavy‑industrial approvals passed 5–0.
At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Newton County Board of Commissioners approved multiple planning and zoning requests, including a future‑land‑use assignment for two de‑annexed parcels on Edgefield Lane, a conditional use permit renewal for a tree service and sawmill, and two companion rezonings on Snapping Shoals Road that were amended to include conditions limiting some industrial uses.
Planning staff explained the Snapping Shoals Road applications are companion cases: one rezoning (REZ25‑000006) would make a portion of 115 Snapping Shoals…
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