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Planning commission allows mechanical contractor at 3347 Crest Highway, overturns zoning administrator denial
Summary
The Upson County Planning Commission on June 9 sustained an appeal and reversed a zoning administrator’s denial, allowing issuance of an occupational tax certificate for a mechanical contracting operation at 3347 Crest Highway (Air Tech building). The property owner withdrew a pending rezoning request after the commission’s decision.
At the Upson County Planning Commission’s June 9 meeting, commissioners sustained an appeal of a zoning administrator’s decision and cleared the way for a mechanical contracting business to occupy 3347 Crest Highway, a property historically used by Air Tech Heating and Cooling.
Thomas Pollard, the property owner, said he has operated an HVAC business at the site for 24 years and described the prospective tenant’s operations as small and non‑disruptive. "I've used that business, that property for 24 years," Pollard said, recounting the site’s long history of commercial use.
Why it matters: The commission’s decision modifies how the county will interpret certain service and fabrication activities under existing…
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