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Planning board recommends B-2 rezoning at Old Tusculum and Highway 21 for 10,640 sq ft retail (Dollar General)

6429679 · October 15, 2025
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Summary

The board recommended approval of a request to rezone two acres from AR‑1 to B‑2 for a 10,640‑square‑foot retail building (developer indicated a Dollar General tenant). Staff required site-plan approval and an encroachment permit under the county access policy; the board voted 4–1 to recommend approval.

The Effingham County Planning Board recommended rezoning roughly 2 acres at the intersection of Old Tusculum and Highway 21 from AR-1 to B-2 (general commercial) to allow a 10,640‑square‑foot retail building, with the applicant and developer saying the planned tenant is a Dollar General.

Planning staff told the board the parcel is in the…

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