Marion County commissioners on Jan. 13 handled a cluster of related rezoning and land‑use applications and enforcement issues affecting parcels near Green Turf Acres, granting continuances on several cases and instructing staff to enforce code where unpermitted structures or business activity persisted.

Applicants for four related items (two pairs of land‑use amendments/rezonings) asked for time to meet with neighbors and staff. The Board agreed to continue the Green Turf Acres‑area items to the March Planning & Zoning meeting (March 17), and continued a related PUD/water‑service request involving connections to municipal utilities to April 14 so utility discussions could continue. Multiple residents from Green Turf Acres testified strongly against rezoning agricultural parcels to commercial or higher‑density uses and opposed commercial activity that they said has already occurred without permits.

One applicant—representing a B‑2 parcel where the owner had placed modular and manufactured homes and other items—told the Board during discussions that they would withdraw some applications and clear manufactured homes placed without permits. Staff confirmed that an electrical permit had been issued earlier for a 400‑amp service but that full site plan permits for display or model centers were not in place; county staff said temporary power was pulled when permitting issues were identified. Commissioners directed continued code‑enforcement attention on the agricultural parcel where the applicant had been operating and told the B‑2 parcel owner that manufactured homes sold and moved off site are not allowed under the parcel's current approvals unless an approved site plan for a model center is in place.

Board members emphasized that continuances are sometimes granted to allow applicants to meet neighbors and resolve issues but also noted they expect applicants to use the time to produce concrete solutions. The Board reiterated that commercial operations and truck yards are generally required to be located in properly zoned areas, and that model home centers for manufactured homes typically require specific site‑plan approvals.

Ending: The continued hearings will be set on the March and April Planning & Zoning agendas; staff will monitor compliance and report back. Applicants were reminded they remain responsible for complying with code while awaiting rehearing, and county staff warned that code enforcement actions can proceed if unpermitted activity continues.