Commission votes down Laurel Road comp‑plan change for 117‑room hotel; applicant offered binding plan but amendment failed 3–2
A four‑part application seeking to change land use and rezone an 11.12‑acre parcel near I‑75 for a 117‑room Home2Suites and a height increase failed after commissioners questioned infrastructure, flood and traffic capacity; the small‑area comp‑plan amendment failed 3–2 and the application ended at the county level.
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An applicant seeking to reclassify an 11.12‑acre parcel on the north side of Laurel Road at Twin Laurel Boulevard to Commercial Highway Interchange (CHI) — to allow a 117‑room Home2Suites by Hilton and a height special exception from 50 ft to 65 ft — failed to win the four affirmative votes required for a comp‑plan amendment.
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