Morgan property rezoning (Z25-62)

Attorney for the Morgan family traced 80 years of agricultural use and argued rezoning to RSF 1 is the reasonable next step for land whose farming era has ended.

The developer's representative explained the scale-back from 344 lots to roughly 138 and promised buffers, stormwater controls, and a fire department land donation.

A neighboring landowner analyzed 122 surrounding properties averaging 23 acres and argued the area is rural, contesting the Smart Growth scorecard's conformity score.

A River Road North resident appreciated the reduced density but warned that Fish River flooding is already severe and runoff from development would worsen it.

The project engineer said 30-40 foot buffers will remain and that a detention pond will control runoff better than the current uncontrolled farm drainage.