Long County board approves multiple rezonings, denies PUD amendment and institutes 90-day moratorium on R1 rezonings

At its May 3 meeting the Long County Board of Commissioners approved several land-use items and enacted temporary limits on certain residential rezonings.

The board approved Rezoning Z-022-003 (parcel 009 B 081 from Rural Residential to General Commercial for a 10,500-square-foot retail building), Rezoning Z-022-004 (commercial to rural residential to allow a single-family home on a 1-acre lot) and Rezoning Z-022-006 (AF to RR permitting mobile homes or houses on 1-acre lots). All three motions were recorded as passing unanimously. Applicant Ryan Bland (WTC of Glennville, LLC) declined to identify the tenant for the commercial building during the hearing.

The board also approved Conditional Use CU-022-001 for a state-licensed childcare center on a 1-acre parcel; Planning and Zoning Administrator John Bradley noted the applicant is in good standing with the State of Georgia and holds a state license.

Separately, Commissioner Jeremy Hall moved to disapprove the proposed amendment to Planned Unit Development (PUD) districts; the motion passed 4–1 with Chairman Robert Parker opposing. The board later approved an amendment to Impact Fees, changing the recreation requirement to permit construction of a gym instead of land purchase.

In response to multiple concerns about subdivision approvals and county capacity, the board unanimously approved a 90-day moratorium on rezoning single-family residential (R1) to allow review and amendment of the county code.

These actions were recorded during the meeting’s regular business following the public hearing; the minutes list motions, seconders and whether motions passed but do not include draft ordinance language or code text for the moratorium or impact-fee change.