Recommended denialGeneral Plan Amendment

Strawberry Lane LLC Rural Boundary Removal / Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment

Description

A bid to pull 14 parcels totaling 67 acres out of the county's rural boundary; the commission recommended denial 6-0, and the county commission takes it up December 8.

Impact summary

No rezoning or development plan is attached yet, but removal would open the door to future development beyond the 17 homes currently allowed; opponents fear sprawl and watershed harm.

Applicant

Name: Strawberry Lane LLC / Manager Chris Dorworth
Address: Northeast corner of Deleon Street and Florida Avenue

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 34
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission

Recommended denial6–0, unanimous

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 7, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 7, 2026Recommended denial 6–0

Planning and Zoning Commission — October 7, 2026

A bid to pull 14 parcels totaling 67 acres out of the county's rural boundary; the commission recommended denial 6-0, and the county commission takes it up December 8.

Related issues (1)

Rural Boundary removal for 67 acres

Strawberry Lane LLC wants 67 acres at Deleon Street and Florida Avenue out of the county's protected rural boundary so the land — owned by three sisters since the 1950s — can be sold for development. Staff said the application failed the required standards; the commission agreed and recommended denial. County commission decides December 8.

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