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Planning staff backs rezoning of 293 Boyd Street to Commercial Downtown; DDA expresses support
Summary
Planning staff recommended rezoning 293 Boyd Street from Park to Commercial Downtown and changing future land use from Government to Downtown; the Downtown Development Authority-supported rezone was presented as compatible with the 2023 comprehensive plan and could feed a larger development agreement later on the agenda.
Planning staff presented a rezoning and future-land-use-change request for a triangular parcel at 293 Boyd Street, recommending approval to move the site from Park (P) designation to Commercial Downtown (CD) and to assign it to the Doherty Street design overlay.
Staff noted the parcel's adjacency to downtown, multiple transportation options and the University of Georgia and said the change is consistent with the county's 2023 comprehensive plan. Ed Lane of SPG Planners and Engineers spoke on behalf of the Downtown Development Authority and urged commissioners to consider the rezone on its merits, separate from a larger development agreement scheduled later in the meeting.
No formal vote was recorded at the agenda-setting session on this item; staff recommended approval and the item proceeded through discussion and public comment phases ahead of future action.
