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Stephens County planning commission recommends tabling major PUD rezoning after residents raise traffic, drainage and notice concerns
Summary
Residents at a Dec. 3 Planning Commission public hearing urged commissioners to delay a rezoning to Planned Unit Development for two county parcels, citing unanswered questions about traffic impacts, stormwater detention, density and insufficient developer information; the commission voted to recommend tabling the proposal to the Dec. 13 Board of Commissioners meeting.
The Stephens County Planning Commission on Dec. 3 voted to recommend that the Board of Commissioners table a rezoning request from AK New Ventures LLC for two county parcels, after an extended public hearing in which multiple neighbors said they lacked key information about traffic, drainage and the scale of the proposed development.
Staff described the proposal as an initial development plan to rezone parcels T37055 and T37058 to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow a mixed-use project including townhomes, multifamily units, commercial retail, and a potential hotel. The staff memo said the developer expects to remain within the ordinance maximum of 15 dwelling units per acre and estimated residential construction costs of $5 million–$7 million and commercial costs of $10 million–$12 million, with a two- to five-year build timeline. Staff recommended approval of the rezoning as a concept plan.
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