Commission backs IDBA parcel rezoning but restricts development to 'light industrial'

May 20, 2026

The Madison County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of a consolidated rezoning for several IDBA parcels along Highway 72 West but attached a condition limiting future development to light-industrial uses as described in the proposed UDC; residents raised concerns about traffic, runoff and the range of permitted industrial activities.

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The Madison County Planning and Zoning Commission on the night voted to forward a consolidated rezoning request from the Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority (IDBA) that would convert roughly 64.79 acres and several adjacent parcels along Highway 72 West to industrial use, but the recommendation includes a condition limiting allowed activity to light-industrial uses as described in the county’s proposed Unified Development Code.

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