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Residents urge Rockdale commissioners to block commercial rezoning at Oglesby Bridge intersection
Summary
At a June 26 zoning hearing, planning staff recommended rezoning 10 acres at 1929 SW Oglesby Bridge Road from agricultural‑residential to neighborhood commercial with several conditions. Neighbors urged denial or explicit exclusion of gas stations, and the applicant said it would accept use restrictions; the board took no final vote tonight.
Rockdale County commissioners heard a contentious public hearing June 26 on a request to rezone 10 acres at 1929 Southwest Oglesby Bridge Road from AR (agricultural‑residential) to C‑1 (local commercial) to allow neighborhood commercial uses.
Laura Parker, deputy director of planning and development, told the board the application from Steven Goodsell has been before county panels multiple times. Staff recommended approval with conditions — including a required traffic impact study coordinated with GDOT on Georgia Highway 212/Oglesby Bridge Road, a five‑foot sidewalk and four‑foot landscaped strip along both road rights‑of‑way, underground utilities, stormwater detention screening, and an explicit list of prohibited…
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