Resident alleges commercial trailer business in residential area; county staff says sale of trailers allowed by zoning

At the Feb. 9 meeting, Ware County resident Ricky Crosby delivered a lengthy public comment alleging that a neighboring property is operating a commercial trailer business next to his mobile home and other residences. Crosby said the activity includes large trailers for sale, heavy diesel truck traffic, trash blowing into his yard and repeated harassment; he said he filed a sheriff's report and submitted a petition of neighbors opposed to the business.

"All 4 of my vehicles got oversprayed," Crosby said while describing property damage and ongoing nuisance issues. He told commissioners he has lived on the property for 16 years and that the presence of the business has caused increased noise and debris and that neighbors have signed a petition opposing the operation.

County staff responded during the public comment period that the county zoning ordinance allows sale of certain trailers when they can be used for agricultural purposes and that the property is permitted to sell but not to manufacture trailers on-site. Staff also noted prior code and sheriff's-office involvement and said they would send a code-enforcement officer (Dave) to investigate the current conditions.

Commissioners asked staff to follow up and have code enforcement inspect the site; staff said they would do so and that any additional violations would be handled per county code. The commission did not take formal enforcement action during the meeting, but directed staff to investigate further.