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Long County commissioners approve rezoning for convenience store, table RV-park request
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Summary
At a June 27 public hearing in Ludowici, the Long County Board approved rezoning Z-023-004 to allow a convenience store and tabled rezoning Z-023-006 for a proposed motor-home/RV park pending an RV ordinance and further review.
The Long County Board of Commissioners on June 27 approved rezoning request Z-023-004, which rezones 0.5 acres from MHP (Manufactured Home Park) to C1 (Neighborhood Commercial) to allow a proposed convenience store, and tabled a separate rezoning request for an RV park (Z-023-006).
Planning and Zoning Administrator Jessica Smith told the board that the Planning and Zoning Board had recommended denying Z-023-004 and denied a conditional use because the property owner, Dean Marks, declined to move a mobile home on the parcel to create the full 1 acre the applicant had sought. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended approval of Z-023-006 only for recreational vehicles and with a stipulation that the county adopt an RV ordinance before approval. Pastor Tom Gardner addressed the board during the hearing, saying the church would provide a vegetated buffer, closely monitor applications and operations, and limit stays to week-to-week or month-long periods.
At the regular meeting that followed, Commissioner Gerald Blocker moved to approve Z-023-004; Commissioner John Reddish seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. Commissioner James Craft moved to table Z-023-006; Commissioner Jeremy Hall seconded, and the motion to table passed unanimously. The board closed the public hearing at 9:07 a.m. and recorded the votes during the June 27 session.