"Amendment would allow the CAFOs closer to some homes"

"Homes built on residentially-zoned land would have more protection from
confined feeding operations than homes built on property zoned for
agriculture if the Henry County Board of Commissioners edits current
zoning law. ...

And though the change in wording from "residential use" to "residential
district" might appear minor, it affects many rural Henry County
residents, though county officials have no count or estimate of the
number. ...

For years, farmers have sold small sections of their land to people
wanting to build a house in the country. They've also spliced their farm
land for their own homes or for homes for other family members, and as a
result, homes now stand on land zoned for agriculture. Homeowners could
have sought to have their rural property rezoned, and can still do so now,
but many don't. ...

The change in wording affects more than just the distance between confined
feeding operations and a neighbor's property line. There are 19 "uses"
that stipulate a minimum setback from residential-zoned properties, ...

But those distances decrease if those institutions neighbor property zoned
for agriculture, and in the case of a neighboring confined feeding
operation, the distance drops from 2,000 feet to 300 feet. The distance
requirement for a livestock sale barn next door would decrease from 2,000
feet to 40 feet. ..."

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