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Planning board votes to advertise draft AFO ordinance with 300‑animal threshold, 20‑acre minimum and setback rules
Summary
After months of committee work, the board voted to advertise a draft animal feeding operation (AFO) ordinance for a Feb. 4 public hearing; the draft borrows IDEM standards, proposes a 299/300 total‑animal threshold, 20‑acre minimum lot size for larger operations and a range of setback and notification requirements.
Kosciusko County planning members voted to advertise a draft animal feeding operation (AFO) ordinance for public hearing after a multi‑month committee review and stakeholder input.
Staff and committee members described the draft as built from IDEM regulations and examples from neighboring counties and said it includes new definitions, larger setbacks, site‑plan requirements, a premise‑registration requirement and notification to neighbors when operations meet the draft threshold. The draft does not replace state oversight; staff repeatedly…
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