Commission recommends rezoning 7 acres to R‑1 for four‑lot subdivision
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Summary
The planning commission recommended approval of a rezoning on a 7‑acre parcel to R‑1 (single‑family) to allow four residential lots; the applicant said homes are expected to be smaller, spec houses of about 1,600–2,000 square feet. The recommendation will go to the Board of Commissioners.
At the Sept. 15 meeting, Oconee County Planning Department staff presented rezone case P250157 for IW Holdings LLC, requesting rezoning of a seven‑acre parcel (Parcel B 01050) from AG (agricultural) to R‑1 (single‑family) to allow creation of four lots. Staff recommended conditional approval with the department’s standard conditions and provided the recorded plat, concept plan and architectural images in the application packet.
Applicant representative Justin Greer said the proposal is to create four lots, two of which front on Atlanta Highway, and that the developer intends to build smaller, speculative single‑family houses. “I think my understanding is he wants to do some smaller housing just because of where it's located…anywhere from 1,600 to 2,000 square feet,” Greer said. Greer added that soil testing informed the lot layout and that lot sizes average a little over 1.5 acres with one larger lot because of poor soils.
No members of the public signed up to speak in favor or opposition. The commission moved to approve the rezoning with the staff’s standard conditions and forwarded the recommendation to the Oconee County Board of Commissioners; the meeting record shows the commission approved by voice/hand vote, with no roll‑call tally read into the record.
Materials in the application packet included the recorded plat and the concept plan showing four proposed lots. The rezone would align this parcel’s zoning with smaller R‑1 lots across the road, as noted in staff and applicant remarks. The Board of Commissioners will make the final decision at a later date.
