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Dickson County advances zoning amendment to set 250-acre minimums and 2,000-foot buffers for landfills and quarries
Summary
After a citizen request and a unanimous planning commission recommendation, Dickson County commissioners moved an amendment forward that would require a 250-acre minimum lot size and a 2,000-foot buffer from residentially zoned parcels for new sanitary landfills, hazardous-waste facilities and mining special exceptions.
The Dickson County Commission on April 20 advanced a citizen-initiated amendment to the county zoning resolution that would require new sanitary landfills, hazardous-waste facilities and mining activities to be sited on lots of at least 250 acres and at least 2,000 feet from any parcel zoned R-1, R-2 or R-3.
Mills, the county presenter, told commissioners the change was recommended unanimously by the planning commission and is intended to create a protective buffer between high-impact uses and nearby residential neighborhoods. "The minimum lot size shall be 250 acres," Mills said while outlining the two-paragraph amendment and the parallel change to the special-exception procedure for mining…
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