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Stephens County commissioners approve seven land‑use rezoning and variance requests
Summary
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved seven rezoning or variance requests for small parcels and property combinations after the Planning Commission recommended approval for each item; few members of the public spoke at the hearing.
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners approved seven rezoning or variance requests during its meeting, applying planning commission recommendations to each parcel and carrying the motions by voice vote.
The actions affect seven separate parcels; most requests were to change zoning from Residential Single or Agricultural Intensive to Agricultural Residential or to allow Commercial Industrial uses, or to allow an additional principal structure (a variance) for family needs. The Planning Commission recommended approval of all items before the board.
Item-by-item, the board heard brief public comment in support of some applications. Tom Herron spoke in favor of the rezoning for the Herron property, saying he purchased the land recently and had understood adjacent acreage was already designated agricultural residential. Steven Pleas spoke in support of the variance for Item 4, saying the change would allow him to move closer to elderly parents for caregiving. Bradley Allrod (who identified himself in support of Item 5) said the rezoning would enable dividing a parcel to change ownership records.
All seven items were then returned to the board under new business and approved by motion and second with no recorded roll‑call tally in the minutes. The board recorded the motions as carried for each item.
Votes at a glance
- Item 1 — Thomas and Brenda Herron (parcel 033075): Rezone from Residential Single to Agricultural Residential for property combination. Planning Commission: approve. Board action: approved (motion/second; vote recorded as carried). - Item 2 — S & W Holdings of Toccoa LLC (parcel 04407A): Rezone from Commercial General to Commercial Industrial for commercial use. Planning Commission: approve. Board action: approved (motion/second; vote recorded as carried). - Item 3 — Stephen Caldell (parcel 04407B): Rezone from Commercial General to Commercial Industrial for commercial use. Planning Commission: approve. Board action: approved (motion/second; vote recorded as carried). - Item 4 — James Lehi / variance for Stephen Ples (parcel 60084): Request to allow an additional principal structure on an Agricultural Residential parcel (variance). Planning Commission: approve. Board action: approved (motion/second; vote recorded as carried). - Item 5 — Bethany Elrod (parcel 45046): Rezone 5 acres from Agricultural Intensive to Agricultural Residential for residential use. Planning Commission: approve. Board action: approved (motion/second; vote recorded as carried). - Items 6 & 7 — Marvin Roach (rezoning) and Charles Smith (parcel 023160, 0.64 acres): Rezones from Residential Single to Agricultural Residential for property combination; items taken together. Planning Commission: approve both. Board action: both approved (motion/second; votes recorded as carried).
The meeting record does not include named roll‑call tallies for these votes; minutes record voice votes with ‘aye’ and the chair stating the motions carried. Planning Commission staff recommended approval of all seven items prior to the board’s vote.
