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Commissioners approve several small AR‑1 to AR‑2 rezones and plats as family subdivisions
Summary
The board approved multiple small rezoning and subdivision actions — including parcels on Springfield‑Egypt Road, Courthouse Road, Old Louisville Road and Neese Road — to allow family subdivisions and one‑ or two‑lot splits under AR‑2 rules, typically with conditions preventing further subdivision.
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Effingham County Board of Commissioners approved a series of small residential rezoning and subdivision items intended to enable family transfers and limited lot splits.
What passed: Approvals included: - Jefferson (Jeff) Martin: rezoning of a 3.125‑acre parcel (reduced from an earlier 13.4‑acre request) on Springfield‑Egypt Road from AR‑1 to AR‑2; approval included a condition limiting the total subdivision to no more than four lots and recorded plat…
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