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Developers urge Washington County to keep UGA acreage, favor 'industrial flex' over strict industrial zoning
Summary
Developers and property representatives told Washington County commissioners the draft 2040 comprehensive plan should not shrink the urban growth area and should retain an 'industrial flex' land-use category rather than a narrow industrial designation.
Rob Faree, representing Bowman Development, urged Washington County not to reduce the urban growth area in the 2040 comprehensive plan and to preserve flexible industrial land-use categories that accommodate a range of businesses. "Right now, the chapter shows a reduction of about 3,500 acres in the UGA. Why limit growth in a 20 plus year plan?" Faree said.
The main concern from Faree and other business representatives was a change in Chapter 14's land-use map that…
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