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Commissioners approve adding 209 acres to Laurel View PUD, rezoning industrial land for housing
Summary
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners voted to add 209 acres to the Laurel View planned unit development, rezoning the parcel from industrial (I‑1) to the PUD’s residential district.
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezoning petition to add 209 acres to the existing Laurel View planned unit development, changing the parcel from I‑1 (industrial) to the PUD’s residential district.
County planning staff presented the petition and maps, and the project representative said the 209 acres are adjacent to the existing PUD. The petitioner told commissioners the change would remove development capacity for about 1,250,000 square feet of industrial warehouse and instead allow roughly 670 homes within the PUD, with the first homes expected to be built in 2026 and the development phased over multiple years.
Planning staff said portions of the 209‑acre parcel include wetlands and areas mapped as AE flood zone. The county’s planning analysis, referenced by staff, found the proposed use conforms with the Fort Stewart JLS study and the county’s…
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