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Scofield hearing considers banning mining in agricultural zone
Summary
The Scofield Town Council held a public hearing May 19, 2025 to consider amending Table 1-32 of the town land-use ordinance to make extraction and mining uses 'not allowed' in the agricultural zone; speakers noted the change would affect only property inside town limits and could require a zone change for future proposals.
Unidentified Speaker 1 opened a public hearing of the Scofield Town Council on May 19, 2025, to consider amending Table 1-32 of the town land-use ordinance to change extraction and mining uses from allowed by special-use permit to 'not allowed' in the agricultural zone.
The proposed amendment would remove mining, extraction of sand and gravel, stone, gas, minerals and petroleum and similar resources from conditional/special-use eligibility in the agricultural zone, meaning any applicant seeking to mine on land now zoned agricultural would need a formal zone change before conducting those activities. "So just, I know we were gonna have this printed off…
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