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Commissioners table rezoning request for Douglas Highway property pending Planning & Zoning review
Summary
Ben Hill County commissioners opened a public hearing on a request to rezone 3.64 acres at 211 and 213 Douglas Highway from G‑F County to C‑C County, heard a Planning & Zoning clarification from the county attorney, and voted to table the item for counsel review; one commissioner opposed the tabling motion.
Ben Hill County commissioners opened a public hearing March 5 on a request from Louis and Brenda Edwards to rezone 3.64 acres at 211 and 213 Douglas Highway from G‑F County to C‑C County.
County Manager Michael Dinnerman said the rezoning request was the subject of the public hearing. O.D. Netter, who said he has worked with Mr. Edwards for a year, asked the board to consider a special exception if the rezoning was not approved. County Attorney Nick Kinsley advised that the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommended condition — that the property revert to G‑F once an auto‑sales business ceases — "can't be done as recommended" and that the owners would need to return to the board to rezone the property back to G‑F in the future.
After discussion, Commissioner John Mooney moved to table the rezoning item so the Planning and Zoning Commission could meet with county counsel about its recommendation; Commissioner Daniel Cowan seconded. The motion passed with Commissioners Mooney, Cowan and Vice‑Chair Hope Harmon recorded in favor and Commissioner Bennie Calloway recorded in opposition. The minutes record the motion as tabled pending Planning & Zoning clarification.
No formal vote on the rezoning ordinance was recorded at the meeting; the public hearing was closed and the board returned to regular session. The transcript records no public opposition voiced during the hearing.
