Panel recommends rezoning for equipment storage with DOT coordination after neighbor objects

Jun 5, 2026

The planning panel recommended approval of Z26-0133 to rezone 5.082 acres to B-3 for a grading business and outdoor heavy-equipment storage, subject to coordinating the entrance with the Georgia Department of Transportation after neighbor Eli Condell raised concerns about permanent commercial designation.

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The Walton County Planning Commission recommended approval of Z26-0133, a request to rezone 5.082 acres from A-1 to B-3 to allow a commercial grading business and outdoor storage of heavy equipment. Applicant Mike Connor (Aycock Farms LLC) said he would use only a small portion of the parcel for a shop and storage and pledged to leave the majority of the property undisturbed because of watershed protections.

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