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Oconee planning panel approves 0.9-acre rezoning to add access drive at Green Oak Farms
Summary
The Oconee County Planning Commission voted to rezone 0.902 acres from agricultural to B-2 to allow an access drive connecting to adjacent B-2 property; approval includes traffic and buffer conditions and will be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners.
The Oconee County Planning Commission on March 17 voted to approve a request to rezone 0.902 acres of a larger parcel from AG (agricultural) to B-2 to allow a proposed access drive linking the site to an existing B-2 property and aligning with Klotfelter Road and Highway 278.
The Planning Department presented the case as rezone P240240 and recommended conditional approval, including a requirement that a revised traffic impact analysis show level-of-service C or better at nearby intersections and that any needed site improvements be incorporated before Public Works and planning sign-off. The staff report also noted the UDC Section 8.10 buffer waiver condition and that “all conditions of approval for the concurrent application for rezone P240248, if approved, shall apply as well,” language that appears in the packet.
Guy, a Planning Department staff member who introduced the item, described the proposal as a 0.902-acre cutout from a larger 43.9-acre parcel to be used for a driveway connecting to the existing commercial zoning. Jeremy Crosby, the applicant, said the driveway “would line up with Klotfelter Road” and would serve the adjacent B-2 property; Fred Han IV, speaking for the applicant team, echoed Crosby’s remarks. No members of the public spoke in opposition.
Commissioners discussed sequencing of the concurrent cases to ensure the rezoning enabling the driveway would be decided before related modifications to the adjoining property. A motion to approve with staff-recommended conditions carried; commissioners raised hands to indicate approval and the decision will be forwarded to the Oconee County Board of Commissioners for final action.
The vote was procedural and recorded by hand-raise; no roll-call vote with named tallies was given in the transcript. The staff conditions specified the traffic analysis requirement, demonstrated compliance with UDC Section 8.10 for the buffer waiver, and incorporation of any required intersection/access improvements prior to Public Works and planning approval.
