Attorney behind withdrawn Clay County ag enclave application also fighting St. Johns County in court

An application to develop agricultural land in Clay County has been withdrawn, but it may be an early sign of things to come.The application sought to use Florida’s agricultural enclave law — Senate Bill 686 — to develop around 33 acres along Knowles Road. The law gives developers a more direct path to develop land that is surrounded by existing development. Though the application has since been pulled, the applicant’s attorney has ties to ongoing legal battles in St. Johns County.RELATED | Agricultural enclaves in St. Johns County: What got approved, what got denied, what’s heading to courtFamiliar attorneys, familiar fightsThe law firm representing the Clay County applicant is Stearns Weaver Miller, P.A. — and the firm is familiar with agricultural enclave. Stearns Weaver Miller also represents the developer behind two agricultural enclave applications in St. Johns County, known as Heritage East and Heritage West. Those applications were initially approved, then later denied. The fir