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Rezoning request for convenience store with gas pumps at 1949 Old Ocilla Road draws mixed reactions
Summary
Owner and applicant seek to rezone 5.12 acres at 1949 Old Ocilla Road from R21 to CC for a convenience store with gas pumps; Planning Commission recommended approval 4–1, while several citizens raised concerns about drainage, wetlands and flood-zone impacts.
A petition to rezone 5.12 acres at 1949 Old Ocilla Road from R21 (Medium Density Residential) to CC (Community Commercial) for a convenience store with gas pumps was discussed at the Tift County workshop Oct. 3.
Director Chris Davis said the property has a dilapidated, long-vacant home and is contiguous on two sides to CC-zoned parcels and on two sides to R21. The Greater Tift County Planning Commission voted 4–1 to recommend approval, but Davis recorded objections from several attendees about wetlands, drainage and the site’s presence in an AE flood zone. Davis told the board that the property does not contain wetlands and that the FEMA AE flood zone designation does not bar construction, although it triggers additional structural and drainage requirements; he said the applicant must submit drainage plans demonstrating that stormwater will be contained on the property.
The petition was presented for board consideration at the workshop; the minutes record public opposition and the planning commission recommendation but do not show a board vote at the workshop. The item was scheduled for the regular Oct. 9 meeting where the commission may take a final vote.
