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Long County approves rezoning and sign variance, tables daycare request and advances charter and land‑use code changes
Summary
The board approved a rezoning for two lots and a sign variance for a Circle K store, tabled a daycare conditional-use request, and gave first readings to remove Section 13(g) of the charter and amend the City of Ludowici land‑development code definition for family conveyance.
The Long County Board of Commissioners approved several planning and governance actions on Aug. 5 and at a work session Aug. 19.
During the planning and zoning public hearing, the board tabled a conditional‑use request (CU062325-01) for a daycare at 302 Huntington Drive NE because the county had not received required input from the subdivision homeowners association or the applicant. The board approved a sign-variance request for all three exterior street signs for the Circle K Fuel Stop (ZV060425-01) and rezoned two lots at 399 Roy Smith Road from Agricultural Forestry to Rural Residential so the landowner, Paul Fields, could place two mobile homes for family members; both motions passed 4-0.
Chairman James Craft and County Attorney Luke Moses led a first reading of a proposed charter amendment to remove Section 13(g), which the county attorney read aloud during the meeting. Section 13(g) reads: "No person who serves as county attorney or assistant county attorney and no person who is a member of the same law firm as the county attorney or assistant county attorney may represent the Long County Hospital Authority, the Board of Education of Long County, or any municipality located within Long County." The board approved the first reading 4-0 and scheduled a second reading at the next meeting. The board also approved the first reading of an amendment to the City of Ludowici Land Development Code (Family Conveyance, Sec. 118-6) and later approved the second reading at the Aug. 19 work session.
The board tabled discussion about the potential sale or restoration of the Depot (estimated restoration cost about $2.5 million) and directed the Long County Development Authority to assemble a committee to study options; the EDA will accept applications through Aug. 29 and meet Sept. 9 to select committee members.
