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Commission recommends Bell Farm rezoning but bars garden-style apartment complexes
Summary
The commission voted 6–0 to recommend rezoning several Bell Farm parcels along Highway 17 to General Residential while adding a condition to prohibit apartment-style multistory 'flat' units; the applicant signaled willingness to accept the condition and the case moves to the Glynn County Commission.
The Mainland Planning Commission voted 6–0 on Dec. 2 to recommend rezoning multiple parcels near Exit 29/Highway 17 to General Residential (ZM-25-31) for residential development, while adopting a condition intended to prevent garden-style, multistory apartment complexes and preserve townhouse or single-family options.
Stephanie Leaf, planning and zoning director, presented the site near the Winn-Dixie plaza and the recently built Clement Bell Farm multifamily development, explaining that GR zoning allows a range of residential products (single-family, townhomes, duplexes, multifamily) and a theoretical maximum of 10 units per net acre. The developers’…
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