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Commission recommends disapproval of proposed retail rezoning on Evanston Locks Road after heavy public opposition
Summary
After multiple residents raised traffic and safety concerns, the Columbia County Planning Commission voted to recommend disapproval of a rezoning request at 4026 Evanston Locks Road for a small retail center, forwarding the recommendation to the Board of Commissioners.
The Columbia County Planning Commission on Feb. 19 recommended disapproval of a request to rezone two properties at 4026 Evanston Locks Road from R-2 to commercial community (CC), a move developer representatives said was intended to allow a roughly 10,000-square-foot retail center.
Planning staff (Will) told commissioners the surrounding area is primarily residential and cautioned that a CC designation would be an outlier in the middle of the corridor, although county planning…
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