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Staff recommends larger site area, 1,000-foot setback for feedlot pens and manure storage
Summary
County staff proposed increasing minimum site area for feedlots from 20 to 40 acres to enable longer setbacks and recommended a 1,000-foot setback for holding pens and manure storage to reduce off-site impacts.
In the zoning-text review, staff proposed increasing the minimum site area for feedlots from 20 to 40 acres so the county can implement a 1,000-foot setback for holding pens and manure storage. The change is intended to allow more buffer between concentrated animal operations and neighboring properties and to add clearer site standards that currently the zoning code lacks.
The staff member described the proposed change as part of a suite of site-development standards intended to close gaps in the code, saying the county wants measurable standards for pens, corral spacing, loading areas and manure storage to reduce off-site impacts.
