Board hears dispute over how Fulton Ridge fits Clay County Compass 2040 and lot-size policy

Several speakers and commissioners focused on whether the Fulton Ridge proposal complies with the Clay County Compass 2040 plan’s land-use guidance. Staff said the parcel crosses two land-use tiers — estate residential (five-acre minimum) and a managed-growth area where smaller lots may be considered with the adjacent city's (Carney’s) concurrence — and noted that land-use tier boundaries do not necessarily follow parcel lines. That complexity, staff said, can allow flexibility but also creates confusion when health-department rules differ from county zoning.