Planning Board Tuesday, October 13, 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 / Boykin / Smith

III.Invocation- Offered by Jake Patrick

IV.Pledge to the American Flag- Led by Jake Patrick

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

VI.Minutes- Consideration to approve 09/08/2026 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

    Deatia McFarlin requests to rezone +/- 5.684 acres out of 10.47 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located at 352 Lower Ferry Road [Third District] [Map # 424 Parcel 15]

  2. 2.[PUBLIC HEARING 02] Approved

    Joyce Sowers requests to rezone +/- 0.60 acres out of +/-1.60 acres from AR-2 to AR-1 to allow for permitted uses in AR-1. Located at 2293 Rincon-Stillwell Road [Fifth District] [Map # 461 Parcel 66]

  3. 3.[PUBLIC HEARING 03] Approved

    Joshua Maynard requests to rezone +/- 2.43 acres from AR-1 to AR-2 to allow for permitted uses in AR-2. Located on Clark Road [Third District] [Map # 235A Parcel 6C]

  4. 4.[PUBLIC HEARING 04] Approved with Stipulations

    Kern & Co. LLC- Chad Zittrouer as agent for Jospeh Mann requests to rezone +/- 98.92 acres from AR-1 to AR-3 to allow for permitted uses in AR-3. Located on Springfield Tusculum Road [Third District] [Map # 318 Parcels 18, 20, & 20A]

  5. 5.[PUBLIC HEARING 05] Tabled to November 10, 2026

    Joshua Austin requests to rezone +/- 1.07 acres from AR-1 to B-1 to allow for permitted uses in B-1. Located at 207 Goshen Road [Second District] [Map # 466B Parcel 8]

  6. 6.[PUBLIC HEARING 06] - Approved

    William Bell requests to rezone +/- 0.881 acres from AR-1 to B-3 to allow for permitted uses in B-3. Located on US Hwy 80 [First District] [Map # 355A Parcel 8A]

  7. 7.[PUBLIC HEARING 07] - Approved

    Consideration to make a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners regarding proposed adoption of the Zoning Ordinance of Effingham County, Georgia, and proposed adoption of the Official Zoning Map of Effingham County.

X.Adjournment- 7:19 PM