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Pickens County adopts 90‑day moratorium on new industrial designations and approves multiple rezonings, winery conditional use
Summary
Pickens County commissioners approved a 90‑day moratorium on new industrial land‑use designations to allow updates to ordinances (citing uses such as crypto mining), and voted to approve several rezones and a conditional use permitting Lakeside Valley Vineyards to host events under specified conditions.
Pickens County commissioners on the evening’s agenda adopted a 90‑day moratorium on new industrial land‑use designations and approved a slate of rezoning requests and a conditional use for a winery venue.
The board voted to impose the moratorium to give county staff time to update land‑use ordinances to cover emerging industrial activities, including “crypto mining,” and authorized the chairman to sign the resolution declaring the 90‑day pause. “This is a moratorium on new industrial land use designations,” the chair said when introducing the item, noting the need for ordinance updates.
The board also approved multiple rezoning requests. RZ190631 (Donna Sue Jackson, Hidden Cove Road) changed a 5‑acre parcel from Agricultural to Small Ag to facilitate a proposed sale and parcel combination; planning…
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