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Commissioners approve rezoning for All Metal Buildings site on Madison Highway with access and buffer conditions
Summary
The board approved REZ2025-09 to rezone property at 2515 Madison Highway to CH, subject to two conditions requiring paving of any new access off unimproved streets and a landscape buffer along Poole Street.
Lowndes County commissioners approved REZ2025-09, allowing All Metal Buildings to expand at 2515 Madison Highway by rezoning two acres from CG (Commercial General) to CH (Commercial Highway) with two conditions imposed by the Technical Review Committee.
County planner Mr. Dillard told the board the request aligns with the commercial highway character area and noted the site lies within the urban service area, a community activity center character area, the Ballisto Airport overlay, and a drought recharge zone. TRC recommended approval with two conditions: any vehicular ingress or egress proposed onto Poole Street or the unimproved portion of Cannon Avenue requires the property owner or developer to pave from that access to the nearest paved street (including design, utility relocation and right-of-way acquisition if necessary); and a landscape buffer meeting ULDC section 40706 is required along the eastern property line adjacent to Poole Street.
The Planning Commission reviewed the application, heard from the applicant, recorded no opposition, and recommended unanimous approval with the TRC conditions. No members of the public spoke in favor or opposition at the county public hearing.
Board action: The board approved the rezoning with the two TRC conditions. A voice vote carried the motion; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting minutes.
Why it matters: The rezoning allows an existing commercial business to expand onto adjacent parcels while imposing conditions designed to protect neighborhood access and streetscape through paving and buffering requirements.
