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Rockdale County refers two rezoning requests to planning commission and advances alcohol-code updates
Summary
The board approved first readings and referrals to the planning commission for two rezoning requests at shopping-center parcels and approved the first reading of an amendment to county alcoholic beverage rules to allow administrative approvals by the chair to reduce licensing delays.
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners approved first readings and referred two rezoning applications to the planning commission and advanced a text amendment to the county code governing alcoholic beverage licensing.
Director Gardner described rezoning 2880 Southwest Highway 212 (part of a Publix shopping center) from C-1 to C-2 to allow commercial automotive retail in an adjoining suite; the board approved the first reading and referred the ordinance to the planning commission. The board likewise approved and referred rezoning 2992 Southwest Highway 155 from C-1 to C-2, with proposed uses including emissions testing and detailing.
On a related matter, staff presented a proposed text amendment to chapter 10 (alcoholic beverages) to modernize administrative processes and allow certain licensing approvals to be handled by the chair rather than waiting for a full board meeting. Director Gardner and staff said the change is intended to reduce delays — for example, renewals that previously required a board meeting could stall license issuance when meetings were not scheduled. The board voted to approve the first reading of the amendment and requested additional review by the county attorney before final adoption.
What’s next: Planning staff and the planning commission will review the two rezoning requests; the alcoholic beverage code changes will receive further legal review before returning to the board for subsequent readings.
