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Commissioners explain annexation rights, DCA review and moratorium limits after proposed large project triggers regional review
Summary
City planning staff told the Jasper Planning & Zoning Commission on June 24 that a proposed large residential proposal has been referred to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs as a Development of Regional Impact and that annexation and rezoning applications may proceed because the city’s moratorium has expired.
City planning staff told the Jasper Planning & Zoning Commission on June 24 that a proposed, large residential development has been referred as a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and that annexation and rezoning applications may proceed because the city’s moratorium has expired.
Staff described the procedural rights and timelines: once an annexation and rezoning application is submitted, a property owner with the owner’s consent may apply. "We cannot deny a permit or anyone from applying for it and it being heard," a staff member said, explaining the effect of the expired moratorium. The staff member also said…
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