Columbia County commissioners deny several rezoning requests, approve liquor-store conditional use

Columbia County commissioners on Aug. 5 denied requests to change residential zoning and variances for several parcels but approved two conditional uses: one to permit massage at a professional center parcel and one to permit on‑premises retail package sales of distilled spirits at a portion of Tax Map 068, Parcel 003.

The board voted to deny a request for a change of conditions for Tax Map 073A, Parcels 154–159 (temporary residential use authorization) and denied a variance to Section 90‑98 for Tax Map 073A Parcel 156 to reduce a front building setback. The board also denied a rezoning request from R‑1 for Tax Map 067 Parcel 017G (a personal care / group-home matter). Those denials were made by motion and voted on during the meeting; commissioners moved and seconded the denials and the motions carried as recorded.

Separately, the board approved a conditional‑use permit…