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Oconee commissioners approve Townley Family rezoning with 10‑year final‑plat limit
Summary
The board approved rezoning roughly 299.94 acres near Hog Mountain Road from AG to AR for a proposed residential subdivision, attaching seven conditions including a 10‑year moratorium on final plats and revised roadside buffers.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 approved rezone request P24‑0217 from the Townley Family Partnership, clearing roughly 299.94 acres along Hog Mountain Road, Hodges Mill Road and Rocky Branch Road to an Agriculture‑Residential (AR) designation from Agricultural (AG). Commissioners attached seven conditions, including a 10‑year prohibition on any final plat approvals for the rezoned portion and a 15‑foot open‑space/buffer requirement with landscaping and a berm.
The rezone request covers multiple parcels and, according to the applicant’s consultant, would allow a maximum of 120 lots under AR zoning; 88 of those lots are on land currently zoned AG and are the portion subject to the rezone. Jeff Carter of Carter Engineering Consultants,…
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