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Planning commission recommends approval of land-use change for Black Creek parcel despite conservation-map dispute; vote 5–2

5706730 · September 2, 2025
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Summary

After contested testimony about an after-the-fact bulkhead and whether the parcel sits in a designated conservation area, the Planning Commission recommended approval of a comp-plan amendment and development request for a Black Creek property (CompPlan250004) by a 5–2 vote.

The Clay County Planning Commission on Sept. 2 voted 5–2 to recommend approval of a comprehensive-plan amendment and related development application for a property on Black Creek (CompPlan250004), a proposal that drew sharp questions about whether the parcel is properly shown as conservation land on county maps and about prior permitting from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Applicant representatives said the bulkhead work on the property predated or was permitted in earlier years, and that the owner had obtained required remediation approvals and paid any DEP-required fines. Kathleen Lanahan and her father, James Linehan, described a multi-year history of permits, partial…

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