Several property owners ask commissioners to keep parcels inside growth boundary or adjust future land-use labels

Attorney Jason Diablebus spoke for three property owners and asked the county to make map changes affecting individual parcels, including a 5-acre parcel added to an existing AC&T store, a 36-acre portion of a larger Hershey-family property, and other parcels his clients own. "The property would request that recommendation change so that the 5 acres that was added in 2021 have the same rural village designation as the corner parcel," Diablebus told commissioners.

Bill Erskine, an attorney with Offutt Kerman, and David Tracy, a family representative, asked that portions of Bosteter family properties not be removed from the urban growth area and that split land-use and zoning designations be unified. Erskine said the parcels total about 250 acres and that unified designations would allow "very creative planning." Tracy said the family has owned the land for about 130 years and would like retained growth-area status so they can develop at some point.

Connor McManus, a civil engineer, requested that a 32-acre site at the southwest corner of National Pike and Beaver Creek Road be considered to retain at least the current multifamily (RM) density or keep more of the property with a commercial future land-use designation because of access concerns from National Pike.

Why it matters: Map classifications in the comprehensive plan guide future rezoning, development expectations and infrastructure planning. Landowners seeking consistent land-use labels and inclusion in the primary growth area could preserve options to develop or sell land under existing zoning entitlements.

Ending: These remarks were made during the public-comment period and did not result in immediate action by the county commission at the hearing.