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Neighbor appeals planning process after conditional-use extension for Woodchase subdivision
Summary
A resident and adjacent property owner, Dr. Richard Tilly, told the Board of Supervisors he did not receive required adjacent-property notices for a proposed Woodchase subdivision and asked the board to deny a developer's extension and review notification procedures.
Dr. Richard Tilly, an adjacent property owner, asked the Harrison County Board of Supervisors to deny an extension for a conditional-use permit related to a proposed Woodchase subdivision on Highway 53 and to review the county's notice procedures after he said he did not receive adjacent-property owner notices for multiple hearings.
Tilly told the board he did not receive notices sent in December 2022, February 2025 and July 2025, though he said his address is correct on county tax records. "I have not received adjacent property owner notices for Mr. Day's project," Tilly said, asking the board to "deny the extension to allow 69 single-family residential homes on Steve Day's property." He said the proposed plat shows much higher density than surrounding lots and described the 23.865-acre site as incompatible with nearby 1-to-2 acre lots and with the nearby family cemetery.
Tilly said the planning commission previously denied a similar proposal but later extended the permit; he described that reversal as inconsistent with the commission's prior ruling. He raised safety concerns for his own adjacent property and for the cemetery, and he asked the board to consider changing the conditional-use permit renewal period, saying some other counties limit renewals to one year rather than six-month extensions.
A county official advised Tilly to preserve his remarks for the formal appeal period and suggested filing the written statement into the record "for purposes of appeal." The chair and staff also said the board would consider examining the ordinance and the notification process to ensure residents receive adjacent-property notices as required.
No vote on the subdivision was taken by the Board of Supervisors during the meeting; staff instructed Tilly how to submit material for the formal appeal and to participate when the matter is scheduled for board consideration.
The board recorded Tilly's concerns and advised him to follow the appeal process so the record would include his statements.
