(Final) Planning Board Tuesday, August 11, 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- 6:00 PM

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

III.Invocation- Offered by Neal Kessler

IV.Pledge to the American Flag- Led by Neal Kessler

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

VI.Minutes- Consideration to approve 7/14/2026 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. (BOC 09/01/2026)

  1. 1.[PUBLIC HEARING 01]- Approved

    Ashley Shuman requests to rezone +/- 2.00 acres from AR-2 to AR-1 to allow for permitted uses in AR-1. Located at 192 Hurley Smart Road. [Third District] [Map # 381 Parcel 19]

  2. 2.[PUBLIC HEARING 02]- Approved 

    Scott Kessler requests to rezone +/- 8.29 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located at 4386 Midland Road. [Second District] [Map # 397 Parcel 4 & 5]

  3. 3.[PUBLIC HEARING 03]- Approved

    Herschel Paulk requests to rezone +/- 1 acre from AR-1 to AR-2 and 4 acres from AR-1 to AR-3 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2 & AR-3. Located at 563 Keith Road. [Third District] [Map # 270 Parcel 12]

  4. 4.[PUBLIC HEARING 04]- Approved w/ Conditions 

    Thomas Christmas requests to rezone +/- 1.46 out of 16.73 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located at 1235 Corinth Church Road. [Third District] [Map # 311 Parcel 11]

  5. 5.[PUBLIC HEARING 05]- Approved

    Shannon Patrick requests to rezone +/- 5.38 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located on Nease Road. [First District] [Map # 374 Parcel 35A02]

  6. 6.[PUBLIC HEARING 06]- Approved w/ Conditions 

    David Bowers requests to rezone +/- 1.77 acres from AR-1 to B-1 to allow for permitted uses in B-1. Located at 659 Blue Jay Road. [Second District] [Map # 432 Parcel 43]

  7. 7.[PUBLIC HEARING 07] (Tie vote- no action taken)

    Guy Davidson as agent for Joan Akins requests to rezone +/- 45.5 acres from AR-1 to R-5 to allow for Residential development in R-5. Located at 557 Goshen Road. [Second District] [Map # 451 Parcel 55]

X.Adjournment- 7:45 PM