Cass County Judge Wade Webb ruled Howes Township failed to demonstrate the justification for its strict zoning setbacks. The township policy said feedlots must have a one-and-a-half mile setback from residential areas. The zoning requirement was implemented after a large swine operation sought land near Buffalo. North Dakota Farm Bureau sued Howes Township, calling the zoning regulations “overzealous.”
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