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according to Clarke County's administrator. “Just hold fast to the wonderful zoning ordinance you’ve got,” he admonished. “It’s eminently legal,” and the longer it’s in place, the less vulnerable it is to attack, Mr. Lee said. But if zoning and subdivision ordinances and the comprehensive plan need strengthening, “now is the time, before that level of investment is reached,” he added.
In addition to the monthly list of real estate transactions, Clarke’s board has a development map which shows every land division. “Simple overlays” break out the parcels into categories, including land owned by residents and non-residents and land suitable for development. “Good planning starts with good maps,” the county administrator said.
Maps showing Clarke’s best agricultural land are the basis for its
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