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Land planning agency approves land-use change and rezoning for 7.55-acre parcel off George Hodges Road
Summary
Baker County Land Planning Agency approved a small-scale land-use amendment (Ord. 2025-23) and companion rezoning (Ord. 2025-24) to make a 7.55-acre parcel uniformly commercial; staff said the parcel is vacant and previously had a partial change in 2006.
Baker County Land Planning Agency on Thursday approved a pair of companion ordinances to change land use and zoning for a 7.55-acre parcel off George Hodges Road, moving the site from very-low-density residential and RC-1 zoning to commercial land use and Commercial Highway zoning.
Planning staff presented the item as ordinance 2025-23 (small-scale land-use amendment) and ordinance 2025-24 (rezoning). The staff report said the parcel is vacant, partly rezoned in February 2006, and that the applicant seeks the companion approvals so the entire parcel will carry uniform commercial land use and Commercial Highway zoning. “Staff recommends approval,” the planner said.
The planner showed aerial maps indicating two strips within the current parcel — one RC-1 and one Commercial Highway — and said the owner intends to make the whole parcel commercial. The planner said the parcel’s location near the interstate and public highways fits the county’s commercial-highway designation and that there were no compliance issues recorded in the staff review.
No applicant representative was present at the meeting. A board member moved to approve the land-use amendment and a motion was seconded by Gabe. The board voted “aye” and the motion carried. The board then moved and seconded the companion rezoning (Ord. 2025-24) from RC-1 to Commercial Highway; the board voted “aye” and the motion carried.
The approvals were procedural; staff and board members did not record conditions or special requirements on the record during the discussion. The ordinances will proceed to the next steps required by county process.
