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Board approves rezoning for Rochester DCCM ministry and retreat center on nearly 498 acres
Summary
Rochester DCCM (Free Chapel affiliate) received approval to rezone almost 498 acres for a ministry and retreat center with chapels, counseling, lodging and staff housing; county clarified tax‑exemption process and commissioners approved the Planned Commercial Development with nine conditions.
The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request from Rochester DCCM to convert about 497.93 acres on Tanners Mill Road into a planned commercial development for a ministry and retreat center, including chapels, counseling and wellness facilities, staff housing and limited lodging.
Bradley Dunkel, representing Rochester DCCM, described the property’s history and proposal. “What we’re proposing tonight is a low impact development that we think meets the goals of the comprehensive plan character area,” Dunkel said, and he emphasized that the plan preserves the majority of the site as open space. Architect Jeff Crocker of…
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