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Planning board recommends denying Turtle Landing rezoning after resident protests over roads, fire response and water
Summary
Bulloch County Planning & Zoning Board voted to recommend denial of Turtle Landing Investments LLC’s request to rezone 71.17 acres from AG-5 to R-80 after residents raised concerns about road access, emergency response times and water systems.
The Bulloch County Planning & Zoning Board on an advisory vote recommended denying Turtle Landing Investments LLC’s request to rezone 71.17 acres along Sinkhole Road and Ephesus Church Road from AG-5 (5-acre agricultural) to R-80 (80,000 square-foot lots).
The request, presented by agent John Spandell, would allow a residential subdivision with phased interior roads and a private water system. Planning staff noted the property’s distance from the nearest fire station exceeded five miles and recommended conditions that would require access from Ephesus Church Road rather than directly onto the county-maintained Sinkhole Road.
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