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No Expert Witness In reference to a rezoning ought last year by C. L. 3tH>de for a 14-lot, five-acre ubdivision that was denied >y both the Planners and the iupervisors. Miller stated hat the county could not ind an expert witness to go o court who would say “what ve did was correct.” Miller idded that the county's Hisition in the case wouldn't lave been improved if a omprehensive plan had been ireviously adopted. "A :omprehensive plan wouldn’t tave changed anything unless here was also a change in tate enabling legislation,” he naintained. Under current tate law, the only thing rounty government can do is nake developers comply with he provisions of the sublivision ordinance, according 0 Miller. Luke added that levelopers also must abide by egulations in the county's :rosion and sedimentation :ontrol ordinance as well as tate Health Department equirements. Returning to the subject of 1 comprehensive plan, rhairman Barksdale noted hat Albermarle County ladn’t been helped by idoption of a plan. He eported that Albermarle has tad a plan for years and vhen recently faced with a levelopment proposal op
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