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Commissioners approve rezoning of 33.5 acres on Old Augusta Road for light industrial use with screening and access conditions
Summary
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezoning request by Manning Graham to change about 33.5 acres on Old Augusta Road from agricultural/residential (AR‑1) to light industrial (I‑1), subject to conditions meant to reduce visual and traffic impacts.
The Effingham County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezoning request by Manning Graham to change roughly 33.5 acres on Old Augusta Road from AR‑1 (agricultural/residential) to I‑1 (light industrial), subject to conditions intended to limit visible and traffic impacts.
The board’s action, taken after a public hearing and a planning‑staff presentation, applies county planning and staff recommendations and additional measures offered by the applicant to address concerns raised about visibility and truck stacking on Old Augusta Road.
The rezoning matters to nearby residents and to county infrastructure planning because the parcel sits adjacent to wetlands and near a privately maintained wastewater treatment plant; commissioners and staff pointed to wetlands, buffers and access as the central issues for approval.
Chelsea Fernald, Effingham County planning manager, told commissioners the application had been received on Aug. 20,…
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