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Long County approves conditional use permit for proposed to‑go restaurant after zoning board denial
Summary
The Long County Board of Commissioners approved a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed to‑go restaurant on a 0.9‑acre parcel as an alternative to rezoning request Z‑023‑003 after the planning board said the parcel did not meet C‑2 requirements.
The Long County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to issue a Conditional Use Permit to Gomesindo Chihuahua Jr. as an alternative to Rezoning Request Z‑023‑003, which sought to rezone 0.9 acres (tax/map parcel 009 B 053) from R‑1 single‑family residential to C‑2 general commercial for use as a to‑go‑only restaurant.
The board considered a recommendation from the Long County/City of Ludowici Planning and Zoning Board that denied the rezoning because the property did not meet C‑2 requirements but recommended the governing body consider a conditional use permit instead. Vice Chairman Gerald Blocker told the board he “would approve the Conditional Use if State guidelines were met.”
Commissioner Gerald Blocker made the motion to approve the conditional use permit; Commissioner John Reddish seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The minutes do not record a roll‑call by individual vote, nor do they specify additional conditions beyond the stated expectation for compliance with state guidelines.
The conditional use approval allows a commercial, to‑go food use on the parcel without changing the zoning designation to C‑2. The transcript records the board’s action but does not state any implementation timeline, permitting steps, or required state filings; those details were not specified in the minutes.
