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Commission denies small-scale commercial land-use change and tables related residential request in Crystal Lake area
Summary
The board upheld the planning commission's denial of a proposed neighborhood-commercial land-use amendment for 6.05 acres at Crystal Lake Drive and tabled a separate request to change 32.75 acres to residential medium-1, after public comment raised concerns about groundwater, septic systems and unclear developer plans.
Washington County commissioners voted to deny a proposed small-scale future land use map amendment that would have converted 6.05 acres at Crystal Lake Drive from residential-low to neighborhood commercial, and they later tabled a related request to change 32.75 acres from residential-low to residential medium-1 to allow further discussion about a development agreement and project details.
Planning staff had recommended approval of both small-scale amendments; the planning commission instead recommended denial of the neighborhood commercial change (6-0) and recommended denial of…
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