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Pickens County planning commission forwards truck-parking rezoning after safety and air-quality objections
Summary
Residents opposed rezoning an 8.1-acre Highway 53 East parcel for truck parking, citing safety at a nearby curve, diesel fumes, noise and property-value loss; applicant said trucks are domiciled and will be shut off when parked; the commission voted to forward a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.
The Pickens County Planning Commission heard more than an hour of public comment before moving to forward a staff recommendation on RZ191082, a request to rezone a roughly 8.1-acre parcel on Highway 53 East (Parcel 049040002) from agricultural to highway business to allow a secured parking and rest area for semi and tanker trucks.
Charles, a county planner, told the commission the rezoning would "allow for the establishment of a dedicated parking and rest area for semi trucks and tankers" and noted the site falls within the East Pickens corridor where mixed-use and highway-business uses occur. Staff recommended approval but said final site-plan review would address buffering, fire protection and Georgia Department of Transportation access encroachment.
Applicant James Craig Hackens said the facility would serve his domiciled fleet and was not…
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