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Whitfield County approves multiple rezoning requests, grants special-use permit for landfill

Whitfield County Board of Commissioners · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved several zoning map changes Jan. 12, including a special-use permit and rezoning to allow the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Management Authority to pursue a 15.57-acre landfill site on Gazaway Road; other residential and commercial rezonings were approved, one denied and one postponed.

The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of rezoning requests and a special-use permit for a landfill during its Jan. 12 meeting.

Chairman Jevin Jensen and commissioners voted 4-0 to grant the Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Management Authority a special-use permit and to rezone three parcels totaling 15.57 acres on Gazaway Road to General Agriculture to accommodate landfill use. The board acted on the planning commission’s recommendation. No public objections were recorded in the minutes for the landfill item.

The board also approved…

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