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Pickens County denies rezoning for 145.9-acre Pettit Road development but approves special-use for 28-lot subdivision
Summary
Commissioners voted down a rezoning request for a 145.918-acre Pettit Road parcel but approved the project's special-use review for a 28-lot major subdivision contingent on meeting subdivision and code requirements during the preliminary-plat stage.
Pickens County commissioners at a public hearing rejected a rezoning request for a 145.918-acre tract on Pettit Road but approved a special-use for a proposed 28-lot major subdivision, staff and the applicant said.
Planning staff recommended changing the property (parcel 049040002) from agricultural (AG) to a mix of Small Agricultural, Estate Residential and Rural Residential to allow low-density housing and small-scale agriculture while making the subdivision subject to special-use review and compliance with chapters 38 and 67 and section 67‑373 of the county code. Staff told the board a departmental roundtable with fire, water, public works and environmental health had identified requirements such…
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