Cherokee County commissioners review de‑annexation, medical office rezoning and other land‑use requests near Ball Ground

At a county meeting, planning staff outlined multiple land‑use items clustered near Ball Ground, including two adjacent de‑annexation requests, a rezoning for a proposed medical office, and additional rezoning and special‑use petitions.

Planning staff said two parcels on Cherry Grove Road — about 65 to 67 acres combined and currently zoned agricultural — are the subject of de‑annexation requests the applicants prefer to combine for consideration. The staff presentation noted the city will decide on Feb. 12 whether to allow the de‑annexation; the properties were annexed in 2007 and were never rezoned after annexation. "I think the core of it is they don't want to have to pay city taxes," a staff presenter said when asked about the applicants' motives. Staff recommended the parcels remain AG (agricultural) if de‑annexed and noted county…