A change in the city’s composting regulations — supported by the city’s Comprehensive Plan and City Sustainability Coordinator Scott Semroc — could bring a new business to the City of Sun Prairie.
On Nov. 9, the Sun Prairie Plan Commission recommended amending the Official Zoning Ordinance by amending Section 17.16.030 Table of Land Uses and Section 17.16.110 Storage or disposal land uses to allow commercial composting.
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