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Commission extends moratorium on density increases in Lake Asbury, directs staff to explore stronger growth controls
Summary
The board voted 5–0 to extend an existing moratorium through Dec. 31, 2023 on land‑use or rezoning applications that would increase residential density in the Lake Asbury master plan area, citing infrastructure and public safety concerns; commissioners asked staff to explore alternatives such as a rate‑of‑growth ordinance.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on Nov. 22 to extend a moratorium—originally adopted Nov. 2021—that bars applications to change land use or rezone properties in ways that would increase residential density within the Lake Asbury master plan area. The extension runs through Dec. 31, 2023.
Staff and multiple residents urged continuation of the temporary restriction while transportation, stormwater and public‑safety projects planned…
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