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Oconee commissioners decline rezoning near Bell Road after dozen residents oppose CK Capital plan
Summary
The board voted to reject a rezoning request from CK Capital LLC after strong neighborhood opposition over buffers, noise, light, traffic and stormwater; the developer had offered a 50-foot buffer and an eight-foot opaque fence but residents said that was insufficient.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners voted July 8 to deny rezoning request P25-0079 from CK Capital LLC after multiple residents described traffic, noise, light and stormwater concerns and urged the board to preserve the area as residential.
County staff presented the petition as a rezoning request for property in the Marsh Hill/Bell Road area; staff recommended conditional approval subject to standard conditions and site-specific requirements including a traffic impact statement and materials standards. The planning commission had also recommended approval with an added condition requiring a 50-foot buffer and an 8-foot privacy fence along Bell Road adjacent to R-1 properties.
Frank Pittman, the applicant’s representative, said the site would include…
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