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Elbert County continues Running Creek RV Storage hearing to July 9 for traffic-design clarification
Summary
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners continued the land-use hearing for Running Creek RV Storage (EDZ2024-3548) to July 9 after applicants requested time to resolve county traffic comments about turn-lane and access design.
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners on June 11 continued a land-use hearing for Running Creek RV Storage (case EDZ2024-3548) to July 9 at 1 p.m. after applicants requested more time to work with county staff on traffic-access design.
Planning staff introduced the continued item and said the project is located off County Road 13 on a 50-acre parcel zoned agricultural with an overlay; the proposed development footprint is about 22 acres. Staff said the agenda packet included a new county letter raising questions about required left-turn and full-movement access at the project's driveway.
CJ Kirsch of Tahoe Consulting, representing the applicant, said the county's new referral letters appeared to contradict earlier reviews and that no new technical justification was included for a left-turn treatment. Commissioners and staff discussed sight-distance concerns near two nearby schools and whether a traffic count was warranted; staff noted that a traffic count had not been conducted and that a count is not a standard requirement for the application but could provide useful background data.
County commissioners expressed competing priorities: one commissioner said they do not want to add conditions that make development cost-prohibitive, while another said public safety is paramount and any safety-related mitigation should take precedence. After a brief recess to allow the applicant and staff to confer, the applicant proposed a 30-day continuation to provide an approved access design. The board made a motion to continue the item to July 9 at 1 p.m. and closed the public hearing for the item.
The continuation allows the applicant to work with county staff, including Public Works, to produce an access design that addresses whether a left-turn lane and/or other full-movement improvements are required before the board considers final action.
Votes and formal motions recorded on the transcript: a motion to continue to July 9 was made and seconded; the public hearing was then closed by motion and vote. The transcript records the motions and generic “all in favor, aye” votes but does not list roll-call tallies or the names of seconders.
