A. Purpose: It is the intent of this section to provide for a viable small poultry/small meat processing industry within appropriately zoned areas of Lyon County, and ensure that small poultry/small animal processing facilities are properly sited, maintained and managed. Small poultry/small animal processing facilities butcher, process, package, label, and/or store products for human consumption.
B. Applicability:
1. Registered Farm-to-Fork operations, cottage food operations and slaughtering and private use by the owner or by a custom meat processor holding a custom meat processing permit or other similar small-scale processing (e.g., Future Farmers of America and 4-H animal husbandry and quality assurance programs) are considered to be home based businesses and are exempt from the provisions of this section.
C. Conditional Use Permit: Any person who owns, operates, or proposes to own or operate a small poultry/small meat processing facility as defined herein shall obtain a conditional use permit in compliance with chapter 230 of this title whenever the following occurs:
1. A new small poultry/small meat processing facility exceeding the definition of a home based business is proposed where one does not exist; or
2. An existing home based business operating as a small poultry/small meat processing facility expands beyond the definition of a home based business.
D. Standards For Small Poultry/Small Meat Processing Facilities: Small poultry/small meat processing facilities shall be designed, located, established and operated in full consideration to their proximity to all adjacent uses, their effect upon adjacent and surrounding properties, to the reduction of noise, odor, dust, and other similar nuisance factors, and in accordance with the following standards:
1. Required Minimum Setbacks For New And Expanded Small Poultry/Small Meat Processing Facilities: Setbacks are the distance between the listed structure or use and the nearest point on the perimeter of the small poultry/small meat processing facilities.
TABLE 15.336.14-1
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
AG, NIA And RL Zoning Districts | LI-R, LI-S, HI-R And HI-S Zoning Districts | |
Churches, businesses and Commercially zoned area | 100 feet | 50 feet |
Established residences not including owners/operators | 100 feet | 50 feet |
Federal, State or County road ROW | 50 feet | 25 feet |
Flood Hazard Zones | Prohibited | Prohibited |
Source Water Protection Zones | Prohibited | Prohibited |
2. Modification Of Setback: The setbacks listed in table 15.336.14-1 of this section are minimums, and may be increased under the terms of a conditional use permit based on considerations and characteristics of the neighborhood, including but not limited to adjoining or nearby uses within the same or different districts and prevailing wind direction.
3. Fly, Vector And Odor Control: Small poultry/small meat processing facilities shall dispose of all food waste and wastewater in such a manner as to control odors, flies and other vectors. Solid food waste shall be kept in covered air tight containers and be removed and disposed within forty eight (48) hours.
4. Unloading Areas: Unloading areas shall be located at the rear of the facility.
5. Rendering Prohibited: No rendering may take place on the site. All operations other than shipping and receiving shall be conducted in an enclosed building.
6. Hours: The hours and days of operation as specified by the commission.
7. Federal And State Licenses: The operator shall maintain all required Federal and State licenses, permits and registrations.
8. Development Standards: All activities shall conform to the standards established for industrial uses in chapter 337 of this title and the Lyon County Design Criteria and Improvement Standards.
9. Additional Conditions: The commission may impose, in addition to the standards and requirements set forth in these regulations, additional conditions which are reasonable and related to the use being controlled.
E. Information Required For Small Poultry/Small Meat Processing Facility Conditional Use Permit Application: Prior to consideration by the commission, the applicant for a conditional use permit for a small poultry/small meat processing facility shall provide the following information to the Director:
1. Owners, managers, management company(ies) or similar entities names, addresses and telephone numbers.
2. Legal description of site.
3. The type of animals to be processed and a description of all processing operations.
4. A detailed site plan showing location and dimensions of all structures, improvements, and confinement areas.
5. A Drainage Study/Plan in conformance with current Lyon County Design Criteria and Improvement Standards.
6. Fly, vector and odor control plan.
7. A transportation study and access management plan in conformance with current Lyon County Design Criteria and Improvement Standards. (Ord. 603, 11-1-2018)