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Council creates separate definitions for meat processing and poultry processing; would require special use permits for larger meat operations
Summary
Council approved zoning code updates that define 'meat processing and storage' as a special use in M‑1 and keep poultry processing permitted by right; the change is intended to let nonconforming operations such as T and E Meats apply to become conforming through a special use permit while allowing case‑by‑case conditions on outdoor storage, hours and truck movements.
City Council on Jan. 13 approved changes to the zoning ordinance that create distinct definitions for meat processing and storage facilities and poultry processing.
Staff said the change responds to a nonconforming operation at 256 Charles Street (locally known as T and E Meats) and proposes that meat processing—defined as…
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