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Oconee planning commission recommends rezoning parcel on Highway 130 to community commercial
Summary
The Oconee County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that County Council rezone Parcel 111-24-01-010 to Community Commercial District (CCD) and to include a small adjacent Lake Residential sliver in Parcel 111-24-01-001 in the same rezoning request.
The Oconee County Planning Commission on March 3 recommended that County Council rezone Parcel 111-24-01-010 from a split classification of Lake Residential District (LRD) and Community Commercial District (CCD) to CCD, and that the commission include an adjacent strip in Parcel 111-24-01-001 in that same recommendation.
Planning staff explained that Chapter 38 defines LRD as areas intended primarily for single-family residential development around the lake and CCD as a low-intensity commercial district serving adjacent communities. Staff noted the subject parcel is roughly three-quarters of an acre and sits directly on Highway 130 next to an existing gas station, convenience store and other small businesses, making single-family residential use impractical.
Property owner James Pulliam told the commission there was no imminent building plan for the parcel but said he wanted to “get that fixed,” and that he had been unaware a narrow strip of the parking lot area was still zoned LRD. Planning staff said the commission could forward a recommendation to council that included both parcels and that County Council would conduct the required three readings and a public hearing with at least 15 days' advertisement.
Commission members discussed parcel line history and GIS mapping anomalies and agreed it would be sensible to amend the request to include the small Lake Residential piece inside the neighboring parcel to avoid leaving an isolated sliver of different zoning. One commissioner moved to recommend approval to County Council with that amendment; the motion carried with unanimous support.
The commission’s recommendation is advisory. County Council will make the final decision after first and second readings and a public hearing that the county will advertise in advance.
