Planning commission recommends streetlight district and approves rezone and conditional-use recommendations for contractor office

The Bulloch County Planning Commission recommended approval of three additional items on its agenda: a streetlight special tax district for the Southern States Plantation subdivision, a rezone of about 2 acres from AG-5 to Highway Commercial for CS Bunce Enterprises LLC, and the related conditional use to operate a contractor office at the Highway 67 site.

Staff presented a sample three-legged streetlight to be installed by EMC and the commission voted in favor of recommending the streetlight special tax district for the subdivision on Colito Road.

CS Bunce Enterprises (operating as Concrete Resurfacing of Statesboro) told the commission the business has operated since 1992, will not mix or store concrete on-site, will house materials inside the building, and expects limited daytime activity with delivery and employees driving to jobs. The applicant said the proposed building would have utility infrastructure comparable to a single-family dwelling (well and septic) and that the project complies with the Bulloch County 2045 comprehensive plan and the Georgia Highway 67 character area. The applicant accepted staff-recommended conditions for the rezone and conditional use.

One commissioner recused from the rezone vote citing a potential family connection; the remaining members voted to recommend approval of the rezone and the conditional-use request and set the county hearing for December. The commission also discussed a condition to preserve future review of any structure expansion so that additions would require separate conditional-use approval.

The items will be considered by the county commissioners on the dates provided by staff; any conditions required there must be met before building or occupancy.