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Commissioners approve Hurtado rezoning on Bethany Drive with five‑lot limit after drainage and traffic concerns
Summary
Lowndes County commissioners approved rezoning of a 6.4‑acre parcel on Bethany Drive from RA to R1 with a condition limiting the site to five residences after neighbors raised concerns about drainage, traffic and school impacts; the vote was 3‑1.
Lowndes County commissioners voted 3‑1 to approve a rezoning request for a 6.4‑acre parcel on Bethany Drive, changing the property from RA to R1 with a condition that no more than five residences be developed on the site.
The measure, REZ 2020‑51, was presented by county planner J.D. Dillard, who told commissioners the Technical Review Committee recommended approval of R1 based on neighboring lot sizes, availability of county water on the eastern side of Valdell Road and septic viability. Dillard also noted the planning commission had recommended denial, 8‑1, after neighbors raised stormwater, drainage and traffic…
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