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Board approves multiple land‑use cases, including heavy‑industrial rezonings tied to proposed transfer station
Summary
The Newton County Board of Commissioners approved several land‑use petitions — a future‑land‑use assignment, a conditional use permit for a sawmill/tree service, and three rezoning actions including two companion heavy‑industrial rezonings to accommodate a proposed demolition/construction transfer station. Several approvals were conditional and included restricted/prohibited uses.
Newton County commissioners approved a package of zoning and land‑use items during the meeting, including a future land‑use assignment for de‑annexed lots on Edgefield Lane, renewal of a conditional use permit for an existing tree service and sawmill, and two companion rezonings on Snapping Shoals Road intended to make a proposed transfer station and adjacent heavy‑industrial uses consistent with the county's future land‑use map.
Staff told the board that the Edgefield Lane parcels were de‑annexed from the City of Covington and required a county future land‑use assignment and matching RMF/Multi‑family zoning; the board approved the FLU change on a unanimous voice vote. The board then…
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