Board adopts ordinance designating Doherty (Blue Rock) Quarry a large significant site
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After a second reading by title, commissioners adopted ORDDash2026Dash01 (county file AC-161-25) to amend the county comprehensive plan and designate the Doherty/Blue Rock Quarry as a large significant site; the vote carried on a voice vote.
The Board of Commissioners completed the required second reading and adopted Ordinance ORDDash2026Dash01, amending the Morrow County comprehensive plan to classify the Doherty (Blue Rock) Quarry as a large significant site (county file AC-161-25).
Planning Director Tamara Mabbit said the second reading is largely a procedural formality following the earlier land-use hearing and prior approval; the board may still reverse course but generally follows the planning process requirements for a second reading. Commissioners discussed a narrow question about a portion of the site lying in a floodplain but noted that the approval includes an advisory condition requiring the applicant to check with staff and obtain a floodplain development permit if they propose work within that area. The ordinance was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The ordinance sets the formal designation and requires any future development in the designated area to comply with conditions noted in the land-use decision.