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Planning panel backs rezoning of Highway 53 parcel for highway business; one commissioner abstains

Pickens County Planning Commission · April 14, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff presented RZ191132 to rezone about 10.58 acres along Highway 53 from rural residential to highway business to market it for commercial use. The panel recommended approval and recorded one abstention; the recommendation will go to county commissioners.

Pickens County planning staff recommended rezoning roughly 10.58 acres along Highway 53 (Parcel 052A022) from rural residential to highway business to make the property marketable for highway-oriented commercial uses, and the planning panel voted to forward the recommendation with one abstention.

Staff said the parcel's location along a major transportation corridor and existing adjacent…

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