Planning Board Wednesday, January 10, 2024 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 - 6:02PM

II.Invocation

III.Pledge to the American Flag

IV.Agenda Approval - Consideration to approve the agenda - Approved

V.Minutes - Approval of December 12, 2023 minutes - Approved

VI.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 (with the exception of pond and residential business approvals)

  1. 1.[PUBLIC HEARING 01] - Approved with conditions

    Eric Smith requests a conditional use for a Rural business. Located at 445 Golden Drive. (Second District) [Map# 450A Parcel # 56]

  2. 2.[PUBLIC HEARING 02] - Approved

    Hallie Myers as agent for Blue Sky Acres, Inc. requests a conditional use for an Agritourism business. Located at 729 Ardmore Oaky Road. (Third District) [Map# 285 Parcel # 5]

  3. 3.[PUBLIC HEARING 03] - Approved

    Hallie Myers as agent for Blue Sky Acres, Inc. requests a variance from ordinance Section 3.4.1, to allow for a reduction in the required buffers. Located at 729 Ardmore Oaky Road, zoned AR-1. (Third District) [Map# 285 Parcel# 5]

  4. 4.[PUBLIC HEARING 04] - Denied

    Mitchell Donaldson requests a variance from ordinance Section 3.4.1, to allow for a reduction in required buffers. Located at 344 Standard Lane  zoned I-1. (Third District) [Map# 366A Parcel# 64]

  5. 5.[PUBLIC HEARING 05] - Denied 3 to 1

    Jamon Jones as agent for Perez Everardo Baca requests to rezone +/- 17.5 acres from AR-1 to I-1 to allow for a concrete plant. Located at 2388 US HWY 80. [First District] [Map # 354 Parcel 28]

  6. 6.[PUBLIC HEARING 06] - Approved

    Michael Redmond as agent for Wynell Redmond requests rezone +/- 1.01 of 8.83 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for subdivision for a new home site. Located at 515 Goshen Road. (Second District) [Map# 466 Parcel# 1]

  7. 7.[PUBLIC HEARING 07] - Approved

    James Dasher as agent for Peggy Ann Boykin Beck requests to rezone +/- 116 acres from PD to PD, to allow for the amendment of a Planned Development. Located on Earl Lain Road and Hodgeville Road. (Second District) [Map# 436 Parcel# 3] [Map # 435 Parcels # 21, 21A, & 21B]

  8. 8.[PUBLIC HEARING 08] - Approved

    Cindy and Steven Pitts requests rezone +/- 1.00 out of 7 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for a new home site. Located at 453 Gracen Road. (Third District) [Map# 271 Parcel# 40]

  9. 9.[PUBLIC HEARING 09] - Denied 

    Shannon Skinner requests to rezone +/- 120.49 acres from AR-1 to R-1 to allow for a subdivision to develop residential lots. Located on Old Louisville Road. [Third District] [Map # 251 Parcel 10]

  10. 10.[PUBLIC HEARING 10] - Approved with conditions

    Mark Jacobs requests rezone +/- 20.41 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for a subdivision to create new home sites. Located on HWY 119 S and at 475 Little McCall Road. (Third District) [Map# 320 Parcels# 50D & 52]

  11. 11.[PUBLIC HEARING 11] - Approved

    Milton Rahn Jr. requests to rezone +/- 0.078 acres of 78.775 from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for the division of an encroachment of a shed from surrounding parcel. Located at Lexington Ave Ext. (Fifth District) [Map# 447 Parcel# 3]

  12. 12.[PUBLIC HEARING 12] - Postponed 

    Jay Maupin - Maupin Engineering as agent for Salvador Figeuroa requests to rezone +/- 1.36 acres from R-1 to B-3 to allow for an office building. Located on Chimney Road. (Fifth District) [Map# 476C Parcels # 17, 18, & 19]

  13. 13.[PUBLIC HEARING 13] - Approved with conditions 

    Donnie Bazemore requests to rezone +/- 1.58 acres from R-1 to B-3 to allow for a car lot. Located at 5947 GA HWY 21 S. [Fifth District] [Map # 465J Parcel 1C]

  14. 14.[ORDINANCE REVISION - PUBLIC HEARING 14] - Postponed 

    Consideration of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances Part II – Official Code, Chapter 54 – Section 54-3 - Commercial Corridor

  15. 15.[ORDINANCE REVISION - PUBLIC HEARING 15] - Postponed 

    Consideration of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances Part II – Official Code, Appendix B - Subdivisions

  16. 16.[ORDINANCE REVISION - PUBLIC HEARING 16] - Tabled to 2/13/2024

    Consideration of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances Part II – Official Code, Appendix C - Article V- Table of permitted uses 

  17. 17.[ORDINANCE REVISION - PUBLIC HEARING 17] - Postponed 

    Consideration of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances Part II – Official Code, Appendix C - Article IX- Section 9.2.3 - Sketch Plan

  18. 18.[ORDINANCE REVISION - PUBLIC HEARING 18] - Postponed 

    Consideration of an amendment to the Code of Ordinances Part II – Official Code, Appendix C - Article III - Section 3.15 - Business Licenses 

VII.Sketch Plans

  1. 1.[SKETCH PLAN 01] - Approved 

    Donnie Bazemore requests approval for a sketch plan for "Rincon Car Lot". Located at 5947 GA HWY 21 S, zoned R-1 proposed zoning B-3. (Fifth District) [Map# 465J Parcel# 1C]

  2. 2.[SKETCH PLAN 02] - Denied 

    Howard Hodges requests approval for a sketch plan. Located on GA HWY 21, zoned R-4. (Third District) [Map# 315 Parcel# 8]

VIII.Adjournment - 9:12PM