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Commission approves rural-business rezoning for Lumber Company Road property, adds conditions and buffer recommendation

Pickens County Planning Commission · November 12, 2025
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Summary

The Pickens County Planning Commission approved a rezoning to Rural Business for a Lumber Company Road property after extended public comment about noise and truck traffic, attaching conditions to preserve residential separation and recommending buffering to the Board of Commissioners.

The Pickens County Planning Commission approved RZ191051 on [date not specified], a rezoning request to bring a long-standing business on Lumber Company Road into conformance with current zoning by classifying a 2.98-acre parcel as Rural Business.

Staff explained the parcel had been operating as a grandfathered commercial use and recommended approval with three primary conditions: (1) maintain operational continuity consistent with existing schedules (staff cited Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.), (2) subdivide the lot to separate the business parcel from two rental mobile homes so residential units remain on a rural-residential parcel, and (3)…

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