Planning Board Tuesday, April 14, 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- 6:00PM

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

III.Invocation- Offered by Mr. Neal Kessler

IV.Pledge of Allegiance- led by Mr. Neal Kessler

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

VI.Minutes- Consideration to approve 3/10/2026 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 -4 to 0

    Margaret Sitton as agent for Heather Sitton requests to rezone +/- 0.70 acres from AR-1 to B-2 to allow for permitted uses in B-2. Located at 2744 US Hwy 80. [First District] [Map # 355B Parcel 7]

  2. 2.[PUBLIC HEARING 02]- Approved

    Ritchie Dickey requests to rezone +/- 2.5 acres from AR-1 to AR-3 to allow for permitted uses in AR-3. Located at 4169 Ga Hwy 119 North. [Third District] [Map # 405 Parcel 26]

  3. 3.[PUBLIC HEARING 03]- Denied 

    Bright Auto World requests to rezone +/- 8.61 acres from B-3 to HI to allow for permitted uses in HI. Located at 109 Commerce Court. [Fifth District] [Map # 466C Parcel 4]

  4. 4.[PUBLIC HEARING 04]-Denied

    Dietmar Lutte requests to rezone +/- 4.84 acres from B-3 to HI to allow for permitted uses in HI. Located at 323 Commerce Drive. [Fifth District] [Map # 466C Parcel 6]

X.Adjournment