The Columbia County Planning Commission on Dec. 11 approved a slate of routine business and recommended actions to the Board of Commissioners.

On the consent/administrative side, the commission approved two massage operator licenses (Your Me Time Massage LLC for Tamika Hines at 106 Davis Road; Jordan Martin for mobile services) and the final plat for Tillery Park Area 7 (98 single‑family lots, minimum lot size 6,000 sq ft, 12.89 acres open space). Staff said construction need not be complete before plat recording.

In public‑hearing items, the commission recommended approval of a minor S‑1 zoning revision for a charter school at 4575 Blanchard Woods Drive (RZ25‑12‑01) to add a storage building and relocate two storage buildings; approved a variance to sign code section 91‑135 for a freestanding sign (VA25‑12‑01) at 4050 Jimmy Gies Parkway with a condition requiring a licensed‑surveyor mark the right‑of‑way before construction; and approved a variance for reconstruction at 223 Stonington/Starlington Drive (VA25‑12‑02) conditioned on an easement encroachment agreement.

The commission also recommended approval with conditions for RZ25‑12‑06 (rezoning portions of 113 and 127 South Old Bel Air Road from R‑1 to CC) with a staff‑requested 50‑foot buffer to adjacent residences and noted GDOT coordination for access. A separate rezoning of the remaining acreage to S‑1 for self‑storage (RZ25‑12‑07) was recommended for disapproval by the commission following public opposition and staff concerns.

For RZ25‑12‑04 (309 & 311 South Bel Air Road), the owners requested and the commission agreed to postpone the item to Feb. 19, 2026. The commission recommended approval with conditions of RZ25‑12‑09 (rezoning/major S‑1 revision for Stevens Creek Church driveway and site improvements) and approved a Riverwood Town Center PUD amendment allowing a fast‑food building with a drive‑thru (RZ25‑12‑10).

All formal recommendations and approvals by the Planning Commission are advisory; final decisions on rezoning files and variances will be made by the Columbia County Board of Commissioners at subsequent hearings beginning Jan. 6, 2026.

What to watch next: the Board of Commissioners will receive the Planning Commission’s recommendations on Jan. 6, 2026; several items (notably the large quarry rezoning) may draw additional public testimony at that meeting.