Planning Board Tuesday, May 12, 2026 06:00 PM Effingham County Administrative Complex

The Georgia Conflict of Interest in Zoning Action Statue (O.C.G.A. §§ 36-67A-1 et seq.) requires disclosure of certain campaign contributions made by applicants for rezoning actions and by opponents of rezoning application. A rezoning applicant or opponent of a rezoning application must disclose contributions or gifts which in aggregate total $250.00 or more if made within the last two years to a current member of Effingham County Planning Board, Board of Commissioners, or other Effingham County official who will consider the application. The campaign contribution disclosure requirement applies to an opponent of a rezoning application who publishes his or her opposition by appearance before the Planning Board or Board of Commissioners or by any other oral or written communication to a member or members of the Planning Board or Board of Commissioners. Disclosure must be reported to the Board of Commissioners by applicants within ten (10) days after the rezoning application is filed and by opponents at least five (5) days prior to the first hearing by the Planning Board. Any person knowing failing to comply with these requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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I.Call to Order- 5:59 PM

II.Roll Call- Patrick/Boykin/Smith/T.Smith/Kessler

III.Invocation- Offered by Chairman Jake Patrick

IV.Pledge of Allegiance- led by Chairman Jake Patrick 

V.Agenda Approval- Consideration to approve agenda- (Approved as Read)

VI.Minutes- Consideration to approve 4/14/2026 meeting minutes- (Approved as Read)

VII.Public Comments- Comments shall pertain to the agenda items only. Should you wish to make remarks, clearly state your full name into the microphone before commencing to speak.

VIII.Correspondence- The agenda packet for this meeting is posted on the county's website. Any additional documentation presented at the meeting shall be submitted to the Clerk for receipt, recording and distribution to the Board.

IX.New Business- All items presented during this portion of the meeting will be presented at a future Board of Commissioners Meeting as a Public Hearing.

  1. 1.[PUBLIC HEARING 01]- Approved 

    Whitney Pippin requests to rezone +/- 5.48 acres from AR-1 to AR-3 to allow for permitted uses in AR-3. Located on Mount Hope Road.[Fourth District] [Map # 291 Parcel 25]

  2. 2.[PUBLIC HEARING 02]- Approved 

    Layton Stone requests to rezone +/- 1.06 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located on Nixon Chapel Road. [Third District] [Map # 262 Parcel 21A]

  3. 3.[PUBLIC HEARING 03]- Approved

    Delens Cadichon requests to rezone +/- 0.64 acres from AR-1 to B-1 to allow for permitted uses in B-1. Located at 2698 Ga Hwy 119 South. [Third District] [Map # 294 Parcel 40]

  4. 4.[PUBLIC HEARING 04]- Approved 4 to 0

    Lynn Jeffers Jr. requests to rezone +/- 5.04 acre from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2 & +/- 1.00 acres from AR-2 to B-2 to allow for permitted uses in  B-2. Located at 489 Noel C Conaway Road.  [First District] [Map # 352 Parcel 73 & 74]

  5. 5.[PUBLIC HEARING 05]- Approved with conditions 

    Marsha Adams requests to rezone +/- 4.64 acres from AR-1 to B-2 to allow for permitted uses in B-2 and +/- 1.00 acre from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located at 7229 Ga Hwy 119 North. [Third District] [Map # 401 Parcel 39]

  6. 6.[PUBLIC HEARING 06]- Approved 4 to 1

    Doug Morgan, as agent for Children's LEZ/LBZ LLC, requests to rezone +/- 34.85 acres from AR-1 to B-2 to allow for permitted uses in B-2. Located on Blue Jay Road. [Second District] [Map # 415 Parcel 34 & 15]

  7. 7.[PUBLIC HEARING 07]- Approved with conditions 

    Cythia Howze as agent for Mary Igou requests to rezone +/- 21.16 acres from AR-1 to HI to allow for permitted uses in HI. Located on Old Augusta Road South. [Fifth District] [Map # 477 Parcel 5]

  8. 8.[PUBLIC HEARING 08]- Approved with conditions 

    Matthew Kuykendall as agent for Connie Riner requests to rezone +/- 4.763 acres from AR-1 to HI to allow for permitted uses in HI. Located on Old Augusta Road South. [Fifth District] [Map # 477A Parcel 1]

X.Adjournment- 7:45PM