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Planning commission requests formal workshop with commissioners and advances draft moratorium language on flag lots
Summary
Upson County planning commissioners voted to request a formal workshop with the Board of Commissioners to resolve outstanding comprehensive‑plan and zoning questions and to advance draft subdivision changes addressing flag lots, internal access, and serial subdivision; staff will prepare a draft ordinance for review in June.
The Upson County Planning Commission voted to request a formal workshop with the Board of Commissioners and directed staff to draft ordinance language addressing flag lots, internal access (requiring internal roads rather than multiple driveways), and serial subdivisions.
Commission members said the changes are intended to protect rural character, reduce safety risks from numerous driveways onto county roads and close current subdivision loopholes that allow repeated splits without full subdivision review. The Commission asked staff to return with a draft ordinance and set public hearings after additional town‑hall outreach on definitions such as AR (Agricultural/Residential) and density.
During an extended discussion, members described several problem patterns in current practice: long, narrow “bowling‑alley” lots that provide only single‑lot river…
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