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Votes at a glance: Oconee County approves multiple rezonings, variances, millage rates and a park budget amendment
Summary
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Oconee County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of rezoning and variance requests, confirmed county and school millage rates for 2025, and approved a budget amendment to move park plaza work into capital.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5, 2025 approved a series of zoning actions, confirmed tax millage rates and approved a parks budget amendment. Below are the motions, outcomes and key details recorded on the meeting record.
Key vote outcomes
- Rezone P24-0165 (Saks Bishop LLC), 0.89 acres at 5300 Macon Highway, from AG to B-2: Approved with seven conditions. Staff recommended conditional approval; planning commission recommended approval with the same conditions. The applicant said the rezoning would allow a potential restaurant and sewer upgrades; the applicant noted a planned stub for city water and that septic would be replaced to meet restaurant requirements.
- Rezone P24-0235 (Alexander & Sayed), 6.221 acres at 1967 and 1971 Flat Rock Road, from AR to AG (retaining two AR lots): Approved with two conditions. The owner, Alex Gann, said the request was intended to correct previous lot lines related to a neighbor's purchase. Two associated variances were approved: - Variance P25-0097: Reduce front setback from 30 ft to 22.1 ft and side…
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