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Board approves rezoning to allow Rochester DCCM ministry and retreat center on Tanners Mill Road
Summary
The Hall County Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request from Rochester DCCM to establish a ministry and retreat center on a nearly 498-acre tract west of Tanners Mill Road; commissioners and staff discussed likely tax-exempt status and long, multi-year buildout.
The Hall County Board of Commissioners on March 27 approved a rezoning to Planned Commercial Development (PCD) for Rochester DCCM’s proposed ministry and retreat center on a combined 497.93-acre tract near Tanners Mill Road.
Project and land-use description: Applicant representatives said the retreat would include chapels, counseling and wellness facilities, staff housing, cabins and lodges and supporting amenities designed for programmatic retreats rather than a public church campus. Bradley Dunkel, representing Rochester DCCM, said the plan preserves more than 80% of the site as open space and that the development is intentionally…
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