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Commission approves rezoning of Buckhead parcel to A‑5 with buffers, stormwater easement and driveway paving
Summary
The board approved rezoning of a vacant Buckhead PD parcel to A‑5 agricultural with conditions including a 50‑foot paved driveway tie‑in, stormwater easement, and minimum 20‑foot undisturbed buffers adjacent to PD lots.
The Bryan County Board of Commissioners voted to rezone a roughly 25.09‑acre parcel formerly part of the Buckhead Planned Development (PD) from PD to A‑5 Agricultural on second reading, imposing conditions intended to preserve stormwater access and reduce impact on adjacent homes.
County planners described the parcel as a currently vacant piece of the Buckhead development accessed from Murphy Court by a dirt driveway. Staff and the planning commission supported rezoning and recommended conditions limiting permitted uses and protecting stormwater and vegetative buffers.
Under the approved conditions, permitted uses on the parcel were limited to small farm animals, detached single‑family dwellings, accessory dwelling units, minor public utility services and home offices; silviculture and certain major utilities were excluded. Engineering required that the driveway be paved for 50 feet from Murphy Court, to be completed before a certificate of occupancy is issued. The board also required an easement granting access to PD stormwater facilities per engineering department requirements and the recording of a boundary plat identifying undisturbed buffers of at least 20 feet on the property adjacent to Castle Oak and Murphy Court. The 20‑foot requirement is in addition to an existing 30‑foot perimeter buffer located on the PD property.
Scott Allison, representing Coleman Company and the property owner, told commissioners the applicant intends up to two residences and a barn with living space and would accept the staff and planning commission conditions. Staff noted the parcel contains portions of stormwater infrastructure for the Buckhead PD and that some developed areas of the PD owned by the homeowners association already provide adjacent open‑space buffers. Planning and Zoning had recommended approval with the listed conditions.
A motion to approve the rezoning carried on a voice vote. Staff said the property will be served by well and septic and that a boundary plat showing the required buffers and easements must be recorded before building permits are issued.
The rezoning removes the parcel from the PD and allows agricultural and limited residential uses under the county’s Unified Development Ordinance with the conditions the board approved.
