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Planning commission recommends approval of rezoning at 2346 Baskin Carmel Road with conditions
Summary
The commission recommended rezoning 1.59 acres at 2346 Baskin Carmel Road from R-40 to General Commercial and granted a concurrent buffer variance, subject to a six-foot privacy fence, a 20-vehicle cap and a prohibition on salvage and towing services.
The Cherokee County Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request for a 1.59-acre portion of 2346 Baskin Carmel Road, converting that portion from R-40 to General Commercial, and approved a concurrent variance to reduce the required zoning buffer from 35 feet to 20 feet, during the July 2025 joint public hearing.
Thomas Trellor, planning staff, said the total parcel is about 2.49 acres and that the applicant seeks to rezone the rear portion to allow open storage for an existing auto repair business (C and T Auto Service). Trellor noted that an easement and stormwater drainage features constrain where a full buffer can be installed and that the site falls within the Bells Ferry LCI (Livable Centers Initiative) character area, which envisions higher-quality commercial development along the corridor.
Benson Chambers, attorney for the applicant D.R. Gable Enterprises, LLC, told the commission the owners, Randy and Julie Gable, have operated C and T Auto Service at the site since purchasing the property in 2003. Chambers said the business “will not be using this area for additional building construction or parking spaces for the business” and that the applicants “do not do salvage. They do not do towing on this property.” He and Randy Gable said past public participation meetings produced no opposition.
Staff recommended conditions should the planning commission endorse the rezoning. Commissioners discussed requiring a wooden privacy fence and clarifying prohibited uses. The commission added a cap on the number of vehicles allowed in the open storage area, agreeing to a 20-vehicle limit to address concerns that future owners could expand intensity beyond the applicant’s stated intent. The commission also included a condition prohibiting salvage and towing operations and accepted staff’s recommendation for a minimum six-foot wooden privacy fence or equivalent screening.
Following motion and discussion, the planning commission voted to recommend approval; the recommendation and conditions will be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for final action. No tally was recorded in the transcript for the final vote on this case.
