Elbert County planning commissioners recommend rezoning 35-acre Cheyenne Trail parcel amid neighbors' water and bridle-path concerns

The Elbert County Planning Commission on June 17 recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve a rezoning request (case RZ2024-3550) for a 35-acre property at 35501 Cheyenne Trail, changing the parcel from Agriculture to Residential Agriculture (RA). The planning commissioners voted 7–1 to send the recommendation with conditions including additional signage at a bridle crossing, Road and Bridge inspections before driveway permits are issued, and corrections to incomplete application documents.

Planning staff presented the application and said the Division of Water Resources had approved an augmentation plan for the site’s wells in the Upper Dawson system and that referral agencies, including the Elizabeth Fire Protection District and Elbert County Office of Emergency Management, raised no objections on service provision. “This proposed rezoning is consistent with the goals and policies of the Elbert County comprehensive plan,” planning staff said in the presentation.

The applicant, identified in the record as Matt Prowett, asked commissioners…