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Commission recommends two Horizon South Parkway rezonings, adds conditions on units, sidewalks and site grading
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of two rezoning applications on Horizon South Parkway (RZ24-11-05 and RZ24-11-06) to allow a mix of residential, commercial and industrial uses consistent with the county's Employment Activity Center; staff added conditions limiting attached-unit groupings, specifying sidewalk width and requiring subdivision platting and compliance with major-site-grading rules where applicable.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of two related rezoning applications for parts of a Horizon South Parkway parcel, forwarding both recommendations to the Columbia County Board of Commissioners with conditions.
For the residential portion (file RZ24-11-05), staff described a plan for primarily single-family development with a small commercial area and recommended conditions to clarify that attached units shall be no more than two grouped at a time and that no more than 100 attached units would be permitted in total. Staff also required an eight-foot minimum sidewalk on one side of the proposed collector road with a six-foot planning strip between curb and sidewalk and reiterated that major- and minor-revision rules would apply to future amendments.
Joel Presley of Winchester Home Builders and Branch Springs LLC, speaking for the applicant, said the applicants agreed with the conditions and noted the plan balances about "80 acres of commercial area and about 70 acres of residential area" and that the developer is voluntarily proposing a minimum of 20% open space, above the county PD requirement of 10%.
On the second application (file RZ24-11-06), staff proposed rezoning a different portion to C-2 (commercial) and M-1 (light industrial) consistent with the county's Vision 2035 Employment Activity Center; staff noted a subdivision plat will be required before development of the commercial/industrial parcels. Jonathan Crawford of Southeastern Development said the request is straightforward after more than a year working with staff and aligns with the land-use plan.
Commissioners moved to recommend approval of both files with the stated conditions; both motions carried unanimously. Both recommendations will be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for final action.
