MOULTRIE —
Colquitt County Commission overruled one zoning recommendation Monday by allowing for an expansion of a poultry company, while confirming a second by denying an expansion of a mobile home park.
Commissioners voted unanimously to grant a zoning variance to Norman Park-based International Poultry Breeders that allows it to add four new chicken houses on its 180-acre site in the 1100 block of Perry Batts Road.
The zoning variance was necessary to reduce the set-back from the property lines from 500 to about 250 feet. There currently are four chicken houses at the site.
During a June 13 meeting the Moultrie-Colquitt County Planning Commission recommended denying the request for the variance.
A nearby property owner who originally had objected to the request had retracted that objection. A contract grower for the company dropped a request for seeking a a variance on property at 945 Perry Batts Road. The planning commission also recommended denying that request.
The company’s application said it will add four houses of 450 feet by 40 feet, allowing it to expand its sales to a total of $3.3 million annually within the county. International Poultry Breeders supplies hatching eggs to its sister company, Jamaica Broilers Group, and also provides hatching eggs to other locations in the Caribbean.
The expansion at International Poultry Breeders should have a positive impact on the county’s economy, said Darrell Moore, president of the Moltrie-Colquitt County Development Authority, during a telephone interview Tuesday.
“It’s going to add jobs and it’s going to add to their business,” he said. “I’m glad they got it (variance). That’s going to add a few more jobs. It’s going to add to the tax digest.
“Their plans are to continue to grow and that’s going to help.”
On the issue of the trailer park, commissioners denied a request from Ed Tucker to rezone 7.6 acres at 437 S. Morris Road to expand from four mobile homes to as many as an additional 18 residents.
Tucker told commissioners that he would work to address surrounding residents’ concerns, which included previous noise complaints. However, five of those residents spoke against the rezoning.
Richard Wynne, who lives at 407 Morris Road, said he bought four acres there years ago to avoid congestion.
“I moved out there with the intention of peace and quiet and getting away from mobile home parks,” he said. “We want our privacy out there. We don’t want a mobile home park.”
Tucker said that the site was suitable for more homes and that he would deal with noise problems if they develop.
“I don’t want problems any more than they do,” he said. “I’ve invested a lot of money over there.”
Commissioners also approved a third zoning request in the 3600 block of Old Albany Road allowing for the split of a 9.9-acre lot into two of equal size. That required a variance on road footage from the 150 feet requirement to 130 feet on one of the properties.
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