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Clay County commissioners deny transmittal for Goodrich Estates land‑use change after heated public hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors and applicants, the Clay County Board of County Commissioners voted 4–1 to deny transmittal of a comprehensive plan amendment for a 160‑unit Pulte Homes subdivision (Goodrich Estates). Residents cited traffic, drainage and school capacity concerns; developers pledged a right‑turn lane and utility capacity letters but the board declined to forward the amendment to state review.
The Clay County Board of County Commissioners voted 4–1 on Dec. 9 to deny transmittal of a proposed comprehensive plan amendment and companion PUD for Goodrich Estates, a Pulte Homes project on County Road 315/315A.
The proposal sought to change about 64 acres from rural residential/agriculture to rural fringe to allow a 160‑lot single‑family subdivision and a companion PUD. At the meeting, consultants for the applicant described revisions made after community outreach and committed to several infrastructure improvements, including a developer‑funded southbound right‑turn lane at State Road 16 and County Road 315 that Pulte agreed to construct before the first resident moves in.
"We withdrew these applications so that we could work with the community and redesign the site," said Mark Shelton, urban planner with Kimley Horn, explaining the team reduced the project area and density after outreach. Engineer Bill Schilling said…
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