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Paulding commissioners approve rezoning, archery-range permit and zoning text amendment
Summary
The board approved planning commission recommendations to rezone 28.05 acres, grant a land-use permit for an archery range with seven stipulations, and consider a zoning text amendment previously heard by the planning commission.
The Paulding County Board of Commissioners approved three planning and zoning items recommended by the Paulding County Planning Commission: a rezoning application by Russell W. Tibbetts to change 28.05 acres from R-2 and A-1 to R-1 rural residential (application 2025-09-Z), a land-use permit for an archery range and events on 27.34 acres by Michael Shannon Watson (application 2025-02-LUP) with seven stipulations, and a zoning ordinance text amendment (ordinance 2025-05) that updates multiple sections of the unified development ordinance.
The rezoning application was described on the agenda as affecting property on the east side of Highway 101 South and south of Buchanan Highway (S.R. 120) in Commission Post 2; the planning commission recommendation was approval ("5 0 and 1") with two stipulations. Commissioner Dean Snyder moved to approve the rezoning with the two stipulations; Commissioner Keith Dunn seconded; the motion passed by voice vote.
The land-use permit for an archery range at 1486 School Road (Land Lots 520 and 561, District 3, Section 3) in Post 4 was presented with a planning commission recommendation of approval ("5 0 and 1") and seven stipulations. Commissioner Snyder moved to approve the permit with the seven stipulations; Commissioner Virginia Galloway seconded; the motion passed with no recorded opposition.
On the zoning ordinance text amendment, County staff clarified process and hearing location. Jason (staff) told the board, "the public hearing was actually held at the planning commission. I know that the the agenda item implies that there's a public hearing now, but there is not 1 now." The board approved the ordinance text amendment on the recommendation of the planning commission.
Why it matters: the actions change allowable land uses and update the county's unified development ordinance, affecting development patterns and permitting for specific parcels. The rezoning and land-use permit include stipulations from the planning commission; the meeting record references the number of stipulations but does not list their text in the provided excerpt.
Next steps and implementation: the county will apply the rezoning and permit approvals to the county property and permitting records; any conditions (stipulations) attached by the planning commission will govern the permitted uses and must be satisfied according to county procedures. The transcript does not include the full stipulations text nor details of any appeals process.
