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Council tables ordinance to allow slaughterhouses in I‑1, asks attorney to draft restrictions
Summary
The council discussed Ordinance 8.102 to permit slaughterhouses in the heavy industrial (I‑1) zone. After extended public and council questioning about odor, USDA certification, rendering trucks and animal limits, the council voted to table the ordinance and directed the city attorney to draft proposed stipulations for consideration at the next Ways & Means meeting.
The Crookston City Council on Nov. 3 heard extended public and staff discussion about Ordinance 8.102, a proposed change to the Crookston zoning code to allow slaughterhouses and processing plants in the I‑1 heavy industrial district. Planning staff introduced the ordinance and council members questioned details of operations, inspections and enforceability.
Brent (speaker 12), who is building a processing facility, answered operational questions about rendering‑truck frequency, water and wastewater impacts, and how USDA and state inspection systems would apply to different kinds of…
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