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Commission approves S-1 rezoning for proposed food pantry and clothing ministry amid neighbor concerns
Summary
The board approved rezoning of a residential parcel to S-1 to allow a church-run food pantry, clothing ministry and small group meetings; neighbors raised child-safety, traffic and viewshed concerns during public comment.
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved on July 1, 2025, a rezoning from R-3 to S-1 for a property at the corner of Briarwood and Old Evans Road (Tax Map 077B Parcel 118) to allow a church to operate a food pantry, clothing ministry and small-group meetings.
Planning staff said the church plans to operate the pantry and clothing ministry three days a week—Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays—with the facility closed to pantry operations after 6 p.m. and small-group meetings allowed until…
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