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Commissioners table Brookhaven rezoning and three variances after public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing on a 23‑acre rezoning and three variance requests for the Brookhaven subdivision, the Long County Board of Commissioners voted 4‑1 to table the rezoning (Z‑021‑002), three variances (V‑021‑001, V‑021‑002, V‑021‑003) and the preliminary plat for Brookhaven Phase II; Chairman Robert Parker opposed the tabling motions.
After a public hearing on March 2, 2021, the Long County Board of Commissioners voted to table a rezoning request and three variance petitions tied to the Brookhaven subdivision.
Planning and Zoning Administrator Jessica Phillips introduced Z‑021‑002, a request from William Nutting to rezone 23 acres (Tax/Map Parcel 045‑001) from Agricultural‑Forestry to R‑1 Single Family Residential and reported that the Planning and Zoning Board had recommended approval and that no opposition had been recorded at that stage. Phillips also presented three variance requests from Nutting: V‑021‑001 to waive the two‑entrance requirement for subdivisions of 75 lots or more; V‑021‑002 to waive sidewalk installation; and V‑021‑003 to allow individual septic systems rather than a community sewer for subdivisions of 50 lots or more.
The preliminary plat for Brookhaven Subdivision Phase II was presented alongside those requests. Mr. Markus Sack spoke to the board about extension of Brookhaven, sidewalks and sewer infrastructure; Commissioner Jeremy Hall asked whether flumes would be stopped short on the project. The transcript does not record direct public opposition during the hearing but reflects discussion of infrastructure details.
Commissioner Jeremy Hall moved to table the rezoning request Z‑021‑002; Commissioner Florence Baggs seconded. Chairman Robert Parker voted in opposition; the motion passed 4‑1. Subsequent motions to table Variance V‑021‑001 (moved by Vice Chairman Gerald Blocker), V‑021‑002 (moved by Commissioner Hall) and V‑021‑003 (moved by Commissioner Hall) and the Preliminary Plat for Brookhaven Phase II (moved by Commissioner Hall, seconded by Commissioner Baggs) all passed with the same 4‑1 split, with Chairman Parker recorded as opposed.
Why it matters: tabling the rezoning, variances and the preliminary plat delays any final action on the Brookhaven expansion and signals the board wants additional information or revisions before approving subdivision infrastructure and land‑use changes. The transcript does not specify what follow‑up the board requested; the items remain on the board's docket.
What remains open: the transcript does not record a new hearing date or the specific information requested of the applicant. The Planning and Zoning Board’s prior recommendation of approval is recorded in the hearing notice but was not acted on by the commission on March 2.
