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Planning board backs rezoning so Hall family can split 5-acre Cypress Point parcel
Summary
The Effingham County Planning Board voted May 13, 2025, to recommend approval of a rezoning request that would allow James and Myrtle Hall to subdivide a 5-acre parcel at 270 Cypress Point Road so they can convey one-acre lots to two grandchildren, with a condition limiting further subdivision.
The Effingham County Planning Board on May 13, 2025, recommended approval of a request to rezone 5.0 acres at 270 Cypress Point Road from AR-1 to AR-2 so applicants James and Myrtle Hall can create one-acre lots for two grandchildren. The board's recommendation includes a condition that the property not be subdivided into more than three lots as part of this action.
The request was presented by staff member Chelsea, who told the board the parcel is shown as agricultural-residential on the county's future land use map and that development services must review and sign the plat before the zoning change can take effect. Applicant Myrtle Hall told the board, "we have 5 acres, and we wanna give 1 acre to our grandson, 1 acre to our granddaughter." She said the remaining remnant would be less than five acres if the rezoning covered the whole tract.
Board members discussed adjacency to the city of Springfield and the lack of surrounding AR-2 zoning. One board member raised the possibility that rezoning the whole five acres could allow future creation of up to five lots under AR-2 rules, and suggested adding a condition to limit further subdivision. Planning Board member Boykin moved to recommend approval with a condition to limit subdivision to three lots; Planning Board member Smith seconded. The board voted in favor; no nays were recorded.
The board's action is a recommendation to the Effingham County Board of Commissioners, which will make the final decision at its June 2025 meeting. Staff advised the applicants that development services must sign and the plat must be recorded before the rezoning would take effect, and that applicants should appear at the commissioners' meeting to speak to the request.
The Planning Board made no final determination about any future rezoning requests by subsequent owners; the condition limiting subdivision was discussed as binding on the property (encumbrance recorded with the property) and the board noted that future owners may apply to have conditions removed or changed.
