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Maricopa supervisors deny special use permit for home-based hay business after neighbors cite noise, fumes and road safety
Summary
The Board of Supervisors unanimously denied a special use permit (SU250021) for a home-based hay storage and delivery operation in Whitman, following extended testimony from neighbors about diesel fumes, nighttime operations, road damage and stacked hay over fence lines.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 28 to deny a special use permit for the Rancharo Livestock Supplies Project (case SU250021), a home-based hay storage and delivery operation in District 4.
Tom Ellsworth, the county’s Director for Planning and Development, told the board the request sought to allow hay storage, loading and delivery and use of a hay “squeeze” forklift on a 1.2-acre parcel in a rural residential area. Ellsworth said the Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended a two-year limited permit with strict conditions after neighbors raised concerns about noise, vibration, diesel fumes, traffic from large trucks,…
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