Residents cite floodplain and environmental buffer concerns as rezoning moves forward
Neighbors told commissioners the site lies in an Environmental Sensitive Area tributary to Swift Creek and urged adherence to 100-foot riparian buffers and 100-year stormwater attenuation; engineers said mandatory buffers and state dam-safety rules will be enforced during permitting.
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Multiple residents told the board the site is in an Environmental Sensitive Area and tributary to Swift Creek and argued the conceptual plan does not sufficiently show required riparian buffers or stormwater attenuation for major storm events.
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