Daryl Johnson of JDM Consultants presented a request to rezone roughly 3.7 acres on Panola Road from R-100 to RSM for a 12-lot single-family detached subdivision. Johnson said the plan includes 2,500–3,000 square-foot homes, a community park, dog park, stormwater management and designed emergency access via an internal lane to reduce impacts on Panola Road.

"His intentions are to develop the property for single-family detached homes…there'll be about 3,000 square foot, 2,500 to 3,000 square foot units," Johnson said, describing site layout and the design measures to address drainage, fire access and tree preservation.

Neighbor concerns: Dr. Ronald O'Neil, who owns adjacent 3319 Panola Road, said the proposal would landlock his parcel and that he was not consulted. Lewis Anderson, president of the Hilton Head Homeowners Association, criticized late notification and pointed to a traffic impact study funded jointly by the city and county ("$200,000 was paid by the City of Stonecrest, 200,000 by DeKalb County") and urged the commission to consult that study before acting.

On access and stormwater, Johnson said the design shows perimeter buffers and that an access easement could be provided to 3319 if needed, but that such arrangements may require negotiation or compensation. He described the stormwater pond shown in the conceptual plan as a placeholder subject to detailed engineering and estimated the 12 homes would add roughly 24 peak-hour trips (two cars per home), which he characterized as a small incremental impact compared with current Panola Road conditions.

Staff reiterated that mailed notifications are sent to properties within 1,000 feet between 15 and 45 days before hearings, but that staff cannot control postal delivery timing. The rezoning petitions were scheduled for Planning Commission on Jan. 6, 2026, and Mayor and Council on Jan. 26, 2026. No vote was taken at the Dec. 11 meeting.