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Pickens County planning commission approves rezoning request for 1.53-acre parcel
Summary
The Pickens County Planning Commission approved rezoning case RZ190813 to change a 1.53-acre portion of parcel 068113003 from Agriculture (AG) to Rural Residential (RR). Staff recommended approval; the applicant said the lot is being carved to provide financial flexibility and the commission voted to carry the motion by voice/show of hands.
The Pickens County Planning Commission voted to approve rezoning case RZ190813 to rezone a 1.53-acre portion of parcel 068113003 from Agriculture (AG) to Rural Residential (RR), the commission announced at the end of the meeting.
Planning staff, identified in the record as Charles, opened the hearing and described the request. He said the parcel’s address is 489 Harley Trail, Bald Road, that the carve-out includes an existing dwelling, and that the request aligns with the commission’s future land use map. "Staff is recommending approval of this rezoning request," Charles said.
The applicant explained why the parcel is being carved. An individual who spoke at the podium and is identified in staff materials as Cindy Petty said the intent is to create a small lot to provide liquidity if a household member faces health or tax-payment needs. "As of right now, we have no plans to sell it," she said, adding the carve-out would allow the family to sell the lot later if necessary to pay property taxes or cover other costs.
After the presentation and brief clarification from staff that the parcel abuts similarly zoned properties to the south, a motion was offered to accept staff’s recommendation and rezone the 1.53-acre portion to RR. The motion was seconded and approved by a voice/show-of-hands vote; no numerical tally was recorded in the transcript. The commission then checked for further public comment, heard none, and adjourned at 06:06.
Votes at a glance - Postpone approval of previous meeting minutes: motion made and carried by voice/show of hands (no tally specified). - Rezoning RZ190813 (parcel 068113003): motion to accept staff recommendation carried by voice/show of hands (mover recorded as speaker 3; second recorded as speaker 1). Outcome: approved. - Adjourn meeting: motion made, seconded, and carried; meeting adjourned at 06:06.
The transcript does not record numerical vote counts or roll-call votes for the items above. Several procedural and ceremonial items — an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance — preceded the hearing.
