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Madison County board orders comprehensive review of zoning ordinance after modular‑home dispute

Madison County Board of Supervisors · May 5, 2026
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Summary

After public concern that the county ordinance lacks a definition for “site‑built residence,” the board directed staff and the county attorney to draft comprehensive ordinance revisions; the directive follows a contested modular‑home approval and is expected to take several months with CMPDD assistance.

Madison County supervisors voted May 4 to direct county staff and the attorney to undertake a comprehensive review of the county zoning ordinance to clarify definitions and other language after a dispute over whether a modular residence qualifies as "site‑built."

A letter submitted by Russell and Martha Ann Smith and public comment from Martha Ann Smith argued the county ordinance contains no definition of "site‑built…

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