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Dougherty County approves rezoning for transport-company parking lot with conditions after residents object
Summary
After a public hearing with residents expressing safety, dust and buffering concerns, the Dougherty County Commission approved rezoning of a 2.9-acre parcel at 3415 Sylvester Highway to allow parking for transport equipment, imposing conditions including limiting access to Highway 82, enhanced screening/fencing and impervious (dust-mitigating) surfacing.
Dougherty County commissioners approved the rezoning of a 2.9-acre parcel at 3415 Sylvester Highway on Dec. 16 to allow a transport equipment company to use the site as a parking lot, but they attached multiple conditions after a lengthy public hearing in which nearby residents urged the board to protect neighborhood safety and tranquility.
The rezoning request, filed by applicant David Dent, would change the parcel from C-1 and R-2 zoning to C-3 commercial business. Deputy planning director Zain Degre summarized the planning staff and Planning Commission review, citing trip-generation estimates, accident reports and the…
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