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Long County commissioners approve rezoning and setback variance for proposed storage site
Summary
The Long County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Rezoning Request Z-023-008 to convert 35.67 acres (parcel 071 010) from Manufactured Home Park (MHP) to C2 (General Commercial) for storage units and granted Variance V-023-001 to waive the 100-foot front-yard setback; no public comments were recorded.
The Long County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 29 to approve Rezoning Request Z-023-008 and Variance Request V-023-001 for a 35.67-acre parcel (tax/map parcel 071 010) in Long County, moving the land from the Manufactured Home Park (MHP) classification to C2 (General Commercial) and waiving the 100-foot front-yard setback required in that district.
Chairman Robert D. Parker opened a public hearing on the rezoning and variance requests. According to the meeting record, the proposed use is to construct and operate storage units on the parcel; the board recorded that no written or verbal public comments were offered during the hearing. After the hearing was closed, Commissioners moved the items to the consent portion of the agenda for approval.
Commissioner Gerald Blocker moved to approve Rezoning Request Z-023-008; Commissioner John Reddish seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. For the variance, Commissioner John Reddish moved to approve Variance Request V-023-001; Commissioner Blocker seconded and the motion also passed unanimously. The meeting minutes record the board’s actions and include an adopted certification dated Oct. 3, 2023, signed by Chairman Robert D. Parker and County Clerk Brandi Bomilery Smiley.
The record does not include detailed staff reports, conditions attached to either approval, or the identity of the project applicant beyond the parcel and proposed use. County Attorney James Smith was noted as absent in the attendance record. Next steps typically include permitting and any required administrative reviews under the county’s development regulations; the minutes do not specify those procedures for these items.
