School bullying to get review

That didn’t work for the residents testifying Monday. Many said the county should review its critical area lines before approving the change.

“We believe a corrected map will place more of this property in the critical area,” said Paul Burdett. “I ask the council to again delay any changes to this property until a critical area map is completed.”

The council voted to hold the bill for future consideration.

Most of the property in question is covered by the state’s critical area line, which limits development in the area to one unit per 20 acres. Two plots of land — one zoned commercial and the other residential limited development — are above the critical area line and could be developed.

The land is currently owned by Better World Builders, an affiliate of The Hogan Companies. The company has had two complaints filed against them for critical area clearing and critical area buffer disturbance.

A representative of the landowner said there were no current plans for the commercial portion of the property.

County planning officials said the property could only be used based on its zoning and no specific plan had been submitted. [e-mail]