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• Proclamations: The board approved proclamations recognizing April 2025 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week; the second full week of April 2025 as Animal Care and Control Appreciation Week (transcript used the phrasing “Bridal Care and Control,” but the planning context and speaker intent indicate this is the county proclamation recognizing animal care and control staff); and May 4, 2025 as International Firefighter Day in Hall County. Each proclamation was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

• Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote.

• Alcohol license: Item 16 — a malt beverage and wine package license for Publix Super Markets, Inc., store number 2045 at 3715 Wahoo Falls Trace, Gainesville (managing agent listed as Jacqueline Bridal in the record) — was approved after the public hearing; no opposition speakers appeared at the county meeting.

• Lake Drive subdivision and sidewalk variance (Items 18, 19, 20): The board removed three related items from the table and approved each: rezoning to Vacation Cottage, a special‑use approval to subdivide to 11 single‑family lots at 3219 Lake Drive, and a variance to county sidewalk standards (the applicant and several commissioners asked that the sidewalk condition be removed due to steep slopes). The Planning Commission had recommended approval with 11 conditions; the board approved the requests and removed the sidewalk requirement from the conditions.

• Gateway Center Parkway outdoor storage (Item 21): Reynolds Hemmer Properties LLC requested a special‑use permit for outdoor storage at 3038 Gateway Center Parkway within the Gateway Corridor Overlay District. Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval with seven conditions; the board approved the special use and added a contingency condition that if GDOT constructs an access road that would expose the storage area, the applicant must install the required fencing along that new access.

• White Sulphur Road zoning amendment (Item 22): The board approved an amendment to conditions of zoning on a six‑acre tract on White Sulphur Road for outdoor storage, adopting the Planning Commission’s nine conditions with an agreed clarification on fencing materials: wood on the front and sides facing nearby parcels, and chain link or opaque fencing at the rear where appropriate.

This roundup covers items that were decided with limited debate or that were procedural in nature; several contested rezoning requests received fuller coverage and are reported separately.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hall County Board of Commissioners Voting Meeting April 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of proclamations, routine licenses and land‑use items approved by the Hall County Board of Commissioners on April 22, 2025.","taxTitle","Hall County, Georgia","taxId",3595,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":42,"_43":42,"_44":42,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":76,"_51":77,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":78,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":79,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6261518,"Board approves Love Your Story rezoning for temporary housing for families of intensive‑care patients","/articles/6261518/Hall-County/Georgia/Board-approves-Love-Your-Story-rezoning-for-temporary-housing-for-families-of-intensivecare-patients","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261518-54099bda3c7ec19a241de4465d2bb2cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151482&Signature=Q~KGjeTjZnLam-JtBQ6cUJIlk3BAujNy0GXGWPf2-GLZi7k-NiFtyVeVK3HmFM12Yi36W5rdQx5o3OVwhxhesHkIN0Jo54~xGnqGq780D6994Myb2cc6Py6ZLN4TphKw6S2kfaX0pkMPFs4odzt~KPGIGHCkzya2EY0pGBNmBnATfZwtA7WKZHjaGWWAai5lfVzcftG1gQLLVEDGfXYkM0dV2~QsASOWLRfMQhkExPUFLsi~mcmaMw~gLEwIzoExXWBEmKRpuqx-Nk6QtATe7eUxtGf38v3KDpj33qa-1ts5W2m~Dm9aoaUC6YMmQjS9Em3pVJB7Ppbr7EOeWFsVeg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hall County Board of Commissioners on April 22 approved a rezoning request from Abigail Burrell’s nonprofit Love Your Story to rezone 4436 Thompson Bridge Road to a planned residential development for temporary housing for children and families receiving intensive medical care.

Abigail Burrell, identified herself as the founder and executive director of Love Your Story, and described the project as a nonprofit residential program providing free stays (about three weeks on average) for families who must travel for intensive, ongoing medical therapy. Burrell said the chosen 7.74‑acre site lies within 14 minutes of three private therapy clinics the nonprofit serves.

Planning staff and the Planning Commission recommended approval with five conditions; the board voted to approve the rezoning subject to those conditions. No members of the public spoke in opposition at the county meeting; one written comment in support had been submitted at the Planning Commission stage.

Burrell said the nonprofit has served about 70 families over nearly three years and is seeking a permanent, quiet residential facility with private rooms and a community building to offer respite and local support to families traveling for care. The project was described as nonprofit housing (not permanent low‑income housing) with operations and occupancy restricted by the rezoning conditions.

The board passed the rezoning with the conditions recommended by staff and the Planning Commission; the transcript records the motion, a second and a voice vote in favor. The staff packet includes the five conditions the applicant must meet before issuance of permits.","The board rezoned 4436 Thompson Bridge Road to allow a nonprofit residential development — modeled on a Ronald McDonald House concept — to provide free, short‑term housing for families receiving intensive medical care.",{"_33":81,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":82,"_41":42,"_43":42,"_44":42,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":85,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":86,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6261522,"Applicant withdraws approval motion for Bethel Road subdivision after neighbors raise drainage and density concerns","/articles/6261522/Hall-County/Georgia/Applicant-withdraws-approval-motion-for-Bethel-Road-subdivision-after-neighbors-raise-drainage-and-density-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261522-ddcda771eefd4065d17f78ab4e24fb42/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151482&Signature=cklXESo2j5OTdnaiTRV2zTm24T5ynkIZFy0~TW2DW7A4EOoxUAoxgTuPupU5Sa4xP8Otd7pBMgdCC-Oq0hlJGBtAlaRV5XhmlRgbub-tLhI6lhirtRukERk0UofmQeiDfMwmINQXXDIqGwFqxFZQzGfTYPacWoqS8bsz1dW2vSJODEXoqT9qCckeHW4xdia8isH1JVY5suELUbst6S0EBujFHqoPm~uKgBr6aDj~92T-RZ9g9rbrusgyuadEc7nkhDC-DBiWRywkeRtx6WBD945LpQRjlQ9l5KsEXpDBh6uKCMQWVedHPCJgWK8bB9m6B5iDzWvSR9Nw81Ouz7xtGw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On April 22 the Hall County Board of Commissioners considered an application from Janet Trulove to rezone two parcels on Bethel Road (5684 and 5702 Bethel Road) from Planned Residential Development to Agricultural Residential‑1 to allow a small subdivision.

Janet Trulove spoke to the board and said she sought flexibility so family members could build on part of the property in the future; she asked for conditions including the ability to subdivide the property into as many as eight lots (the applicant initially requested up to eight). Neighbors from the Avalon Hills community, represented by Melissa Likens, objected to removing minimum home size limits and raised concerns about stormwater runoff toward the neighborhood amenity areas, pool filtration, and impacts on shared drainage and septic infrastructure.

Planning staff noted the parcel sizes and road frontage constraints and told the board the county code limits the number of lots that may be created at one time. During deliberations, the applicant and commissioners discussed amending condition 1 (maximum lots) and condition 7 (minimum home size). A motion to approve with a struck condition was made, followed by a motion for reconsideration and then a request by the applicant to withdraw her motion to approve. The board voted to allow the applicant to withdraw the motion; staff indicated the applicant could reapply and that the county would consider waiving a re‑submittal fee.

The transcript shows the applicant and her family members present and discussing options to subdivide later, and staff invited follow‑up conversations to find an alternative approach that fits the applicant’s goals and county code. The board did not approve rezoning at the meeting; the applicant withdrew the approval motion and intends to consult staff on next steps.","Janet Trulove asked the board to withdraw a motion approving rezoning for a 5‑lot subdivision at Bethel Road after neighbors and the applicant clarified concerns about septic, runoff and lot standards.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":42,"_43":42,"_44":42,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":90,"_51":91,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":92,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":93,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6261527,"Commission debate over Revive Land Group Cagle Road rezoning; final outcome not specified in transcript","/articles/6261527/Hall-County/Georgia/Commission-debate-over-Revive-Land-Group-Cagle-Road-rezoning-final-outcome-not-specified-in-transcript","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261527-91474e88b33dd167565589dd5879b72a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151482&Signature=N96PenU0K01kS1d7QBOI6HhHGVNsphvqTzepMxl15AxJkMwH36k08PtFqFXIDGg2su0msns5c9Bev2Crl-tvXAGLuSApMcjwrKElVyVmyO-DUgE5OwjxSrBIBZQinWItXTfe15E2Zx~iE~PAF7fq2CScwUfJxclH9Y5G0BnDHhu72gk7eQTreANxoLFzS5NlWG2PWq4V4FG3n6DmvJ31PRPA6OepB2CEjr3i0XgsFv0GlP0An8AtctMWkjmeCLMH3qLT10R6FiV-tRoU0IgOz0KCczTan6PtXHd7EvXwzK3m-qz1sn1bq5Fo2ogVf0P4xK7QT-NXUEvd4gAROEZh8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board revisited an application from Revive Land Group LLC to rezone a combined 101.57‑acre tract on Cagle Road from Agricultural‑Residential‑1 to Residential Mixed for a proposed development that would include 207 detached single‑family homes and 55 townhomes.

Planning staff told the board the Planning Commission recommended approval with 19 conditions and reported the applicant later submitted a revised site plan showing on‑street parking and requested that a condition allow that parking throughout the development. The item had been tabled at the board’s March 27 voting meeting and was removed from the table for action on April 22.

During discussion, several commissioners and speakers raised concerns about outside influence on petitions, the role of attorneys and developers, and whether district residents had been consulted. One commissioner said they had not been contacted by anyone in their district and criticized perceived influence by developers’ attorneys. At least one commissioner called for denying the project and later retracted that motion.

Multiple procedural motions appear in the transcript: a motion to table the item again, a motion to deny, and a later motion to approve the rezoning with conditions and an additional condition offered during discussion. The transcript records the motions being made and seconded, but it does not provide a clear roll‑call or final tally for the ultimate motion. At one point a speaker said “All opposed,” but the record as provided ends without an explicit, unambiguous final outcome for the item.

Because the transcript does not include an explicit final vote tally or unambiguous announcement of the board’s final action on this item, the record here describes the discussion and the motions but does not state a confirmed approval or denial.","A proposal by Revive Land Group to rezone 101.57 acres at Cagle Road for a 248‑lot residential development prompted extended discussion and motions; the transcript does not record a clear final decision.",{"_33":95,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":96,"_41":42,"_43":42,"_44":42,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":97,"_51":98,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":99,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":100,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},6261530,"Hall County OKs Crawford Creek 123‑lot subdivision amid resident concerns about roads and services","/articles/6261530/Hall-County/Georgia/Hall-County-OKs-Crawford-Creek-123lot-subdivision-amid-resident-concerns-about-roads-and-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6261530-88cb6599ef6aaa7ffc1b1097708ddfcc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151482&Signature=GKwnqTRwXsmpQOE92U8lO-l40pfZnVi~bNy6-YzUOJUi7JT1~WiTWi7f~MSg1ql0RB6SGS-5qa1eTUoL40jMEy7u4Lg8CiRi1Q17FH2y4ZGSXtumEdHiKso2TVpo1gc6JSkgm-Aj61pJ7IgmCJlSKpsG4x~R~kYXlqn2tW5a1KxrhnVLXd~n8mcELXRag1Tiuop1T132w5DPss22qLwx-jSvBV5Ty74hAFQ7UGo50wFW2kSg81VVhMKE-2aIUnvxO8WAdikrsdIC1vMUqdlaLSNNHj6Ye9U5~ieqPgpC-IGNlsEAUmvhL~SBhqJMBn~GtLCRgLpKZUX9o61b7GxZqA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hall County Board of Commissioners on April 22 approved rezoning 5031 Union Church Road to a planned residential development for a 123‑lot single‑family subdivision.

The action implements a request from developer Crawford Creek Communities, represented at the meeting by Bradley Dunkel of Rochester DCCM. Dunkel described the 61.67‑acre property as historically in the Turk family and said the proposed development is consistent with Hall County’s comprehensive plan for medium‑density suburban neighborhoods.

Planning staff and the Planning Commission had recommended approval with 15 conditions. During public comment, a nearby resident objected to the proposal on grounds that Union Church Road and local infrastructure cannot absorb additional traffic and school‑capacity impacts. The resident urged long‑term planning for road improvements and schools before permitting new subdivisions.

Commission discussion noted traffic and school capacity as recurring concerns. The applicant said traffic and school funding are addressed through the county’s planning and capital processes and that the request met the comp plan guidance. Commissioners moved to approve the rezoning subject to the Planning Commission and staff conditions; a second followed and the motion passed. One commissioner stated “No. I oppose” during the roll call, indicating at least one dissent, but the transcript does not show a complete roll‑call tally.

The conditions attached to approval include standard site‑development requirements and utility and road‑connectivity assurances; the Planning Commission had recommended 15 specific conditions, which county staff provided to the board.

The developer said the project will be phased and that utility infrastructure (including a pump station) will serve both phases. The board did not establish a specific timetable for construction at the meeting.

The board moved on to subsequent agenda items after the vote.","The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning to allow a 123‑lot single‑family subdivision at 5031 Union Church Road after limited public opposition; one commissioner recorded opposition during the vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Applicant withdraws approval motion for Bethel Road subdivision after neighbors raise drainage and density concerns

Commission debate over Revive Land Group Cagle Road rezoning; final outcome not specified in transcript

Hall County OKs Crawford Creek 123‑lot subdivision amid resident concerns about roads and services