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Putnam County Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning for REZ25-000010 over west‑side slivers
Summary
The Putnam County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 1, 2025, to recommend denying REZ25-000010, a proposed zoning map amendment that would have consolidated multiple parcels on and adjacent to State Road 207 to Commercial Retail (C-2), after commissioners said small parcels on the west side of 207 included in the applicant’s deed are likely undevelopable and should be clarified by a boundary survey.
The Putnam County Planning Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 1, 2025, to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners deny a zoning map amendment filed as REZ25-000010, citing concerns about small parcels on the west side of State Road 207 that appeared in the applicant’s legal description.
Staff member Michael Graves of Planning and Development Services told the commission the applicant sought to standardize several properties to Commercial, Retail (C-2) zoning — converting a mix of C-2, Commercial-Intensive (C-4) and Residential-2 (R-2) parcels to C-2 “for the purpose of establishing consistent commercial zoning” and to allow resale or use as a contractor studio. Graves said the properties’ future land use is commercial and that no wetlands or special‑flood‑hazard area were identified on the parcels under consideration.
Commission discussion centered on three narrow parcels across State Road 207 that Graves said were mostly consumed by Old Cherry Lane (a private road). Several members expressed concern those slivers were too small to be developed and that including them in the rezoning would extend commercial zoning across 207 into an otherwise residential side of the road. Staff advised the commission that the county has a de facto lot split process in the Land Development Code to address odd parcel lines, but that a boundary survey would clarify which portions the applicant intended to rezoning.
An applicant‑owned parcel spanning both sides of 207 and the deed submitted to staff included the west‑side pieces, which some commissioners said they did not want to approve without clearer legal descriptions. Commissioners discussed options: deny as presented, table until the applicant provides a boundary survey that limits the rezoning to the east side, or recommend withdrawal by the applicant before the Board of County Commissioners hearing to avoid the 12‑month reapplication limit that follows a denial.
Ultimately a motion was made and seconded to recommend denial of REZ25-000010 to the Board of County Commissioners as “not consistent with goals and objectives, policies of the Putnam County Comprehensive Plan,” with language directing staff to work with the applicant on excluding or otherwise resolving the west‑side parcels. The motion passed unanimously. The matter will next appear before the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 28, 2025, unless the applicant withdraws or provides a boundary survey and asks to defer.
Speakers who participated in the discussion included Planning and Development Services staff and multiple Planning Commission members; nearby residents voiced concerns during public comment about the mixed commercial and residential character of the 207 corridor and urged clarity on the property limits.
The commission’s recommendation is advisory; the Board of County Commissioners will make the final decision.
