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Long County board adopts 180‑day moratorium on rural residential rezoning; denies 33‑acre rezoning request
Summary
The Long County Board of Commissioners approved a 180‑day moratorium on rural residential rezoning, voted to deny a rezoning request for 33.10 acres because of the moratorium, and approved a separate 1.63‑acre rezoning and a conditional‑use subdivision for hardship.
The Long County Board of Commissioners voted on Jan. 7 to impose a 180‑day moratorium on rural residential rezoning, approving the motion 4–1 with Commissioner Robert Parker dissenting.
The moratorium was adopted after a motion from Commissioner John Reddish, seconded by Commissioner Jeremy Hall; Commissioner Parker voted no. The board did not state a separate exemption process on the record when it adopted the moratorium.
The moratorium immediately shaped two zoning decisions the board took later in the meeting. The board denied a rezoning request for 33.10 acres of Parcel 006 001 001, a motion made by Commissioner John Reddish and seconded by Commissioner Jeremy Hall; the motion passed 4–1 with Commissioner Parker again voting no and asserting the request should be exempt from the moratorium. The board recorded the denial as tied directly to the newly adopted moratorium.
Separately, the board approved rezoning of 1.63 acres of Parcel 066 001 007 from Agricultural Forestry to Rural Residential because an existing house is on that property. Commissioner Robert Parker moved that rezoning and Commissioner Gerald Blocker seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The board also approved a conditional use requested by Gumercindo Gomez to subdivide property for a family member on hardship grounds. Commissioner Jeremy Hall moved for approval, Commissioner Blocker seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
The moratorium vote and the paired rezoning decisions ensure that large pending rural residential rezoning requests will be paused for the moratorium’s duration while smaller or already developed parcels may still be considered depending on circumstances. No further procedural exemptions were recorded in the minutes.
Next steps: the moratorium was approved on Jan. 7 and will remain in effect for 180 days unless the board takes additional action; the minutes do not specify an exact end date or an exemption process beyond motions the board may consider at future meetings.
