Pickens County planning commission approves four land‑use requests, denies one

Summary

At a regular meeting, the Pickens County Planning Commission approved four conditional uses and rezonings and denied one rezoning request. Actions included approvals for two event‑space conditional uses, one private subdivision rezoning and a one‑acre rezoning for an estate residential parcel; one rezoning request was denied.

The Pickens County Planning Commission on an evening meeting approved four land‑use requests and denied one, officials and applicants said. The actions affect several parcels across the county and include conditional uses for event spaces, a small subdivision rezoning and a one‑acre rezoning to create an estate residential parcel.

The votes affect event operators who said their activities draw regional visitors, property owners seeking to subdivide land, and one family seeking a reclassification the staff recommended denying.

Votes at a glance

- RZ190909 (Travis Potink): Approved. Staff recommended rezoning a 1.00‑acre portion of parcel 002001007 from agricultural (ag) to estate residential (ER) on the condition that the acre be combined with an adjoining parcel (parcel 2001013); the remainder of the larger parcel remains ag. Motion to approve carried; vote tally not specified in the record.

- RZ190904 (James Dean / Grace Padgett, applicant representative): Denied. Staff recommended denial of a request to rezone a 2.2‑acre tract (parcel 034084204) from rural residential (RR) to suburban residential (SR). The commission voted to follow staff and deny the request; the roll call recorded three votes in favor of…

Pickens County planning commission approves four land‑use requests, denies one

Summary

Subscribe to keep reading