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Commissioners approve rezoning and conditional-use permit for convenience store and fuel pumps at 13 S. Highway 212
Summary
The Newton County Board of Commissioners on March 18 approved rezoning and a companion conditional‑use permit to allow a convenience store with fuel pumps at 13 South Highway 212, subject to staff conditions and a board requirement that any future rear‑lot structures return to the board for approval.
The Newton County Board of Commissioners on March 18 approved rezoning and a companion conditional‑use permit to allow a convenience store with fuel pumps at 13 South Highway 212 in Commission District 1.
Staff described the proposal as a request to rezone a 5.12‑acre parcel from dual general commercial and agricultural‑residential zoning to highway commercial to allow a retail convenience store with fuel pumps and three smaller retail spaces. Planning staff said the parcel lies near the intersection of state Highways 212 and 36 and in the Alcovy River watershed; Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) provided preliminary comments recommending elimination of the existing residential driveway, a 24‑foot driveway width for the commercial access and mountable aprons to support turning movements as part of future roadway improvements.
The rezoning and conditional‑use permit (CUP 2400009) were both presented by Planning staff, who…
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