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Planners recommend rezoning nearly 480 acres to conservation for wetland mitigation bank
Summary
The Planning Board recommended rezoning about 480 acres on Sisters Ferry Road from AR‑1 to Conservation Preservation (CP) so the owner can place a conservation easement and create a private wetland mitigation site; the proposal retains an 8.48‑acre home site and requires plat recording before zoning takes effect.
The Effingham County Planning Board on Aug. 12 recommended rezoning roughly 480.31 acres on Sisters Ferry Road from AR‑1 to Conservation Preservation (CP) to enable a wetland mitigation site and place the land under a conservation easement. Miss Chelsea, planning staff, said the applicant intends to designate approximately 8.48 acres as a potential home site while the remainder would be protected under the CP zoning. Staff recommended as a condition that Development…
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