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Lowndes County approves two rezoning requests for new subdivisions; Cedar rezoning conditioned on road paving
Summary
The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners on April 14 approved rezoning for a 184‑acre Cedar subdivision and a 91‑home Cameron Place plan, imposing a paving condition for a Cedar Road ingress and confirming tree‑replacement and utility plans for Cameron Place.
The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners on April 14 approved two land‑use requests aimed at expanding residential development in the county.
Planner J. Dillard presented REZ2026‑08, a request to rezone about 184 acres (currently zoned R1, CG and CH) to R10 with commercial highway frontage along Madison Highway to allow a predominantly residential subdivision. Dillard said the property contains wetlands and lies in a groundwater recharge area; he told commissioners any impacts to wetlands would require U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approvals during the development process. The planning commission recommended approval, 9–0 with one abstention, with one condition requiring the developer to pave Cedar Road from the new ingress/egress to the nearest paved street if the property owner connects there.
An applicant representative, Bill Najin, said the applicant agreed to the stated condition. A motion to approve REZ2026‑08 with the attached condition passed by voice vote; no recorded opposition was taken during the vote.
The board also approved REZ2026‑09 (“Cameron Place”), a plan of development and commercial highway request for property at 4554 Beimis Road that included approximately 91 homes and associated amenities. Dillard described the site plan, utilities served by county systems, and tree mitigation measures; engineer Matthew Emman said the project is intended as an extension of the existing Hamilton Green subdivision and noted the development would remove eight trees near the western property line and replace them with Thuja Green Giants for screening. The planning commission had voted unanimously in favor. Commissioners approved the Cameron Place request by voice vote.
What happens next: the approvals at Thursday’s meeting are zoning and plan‑of‑development decisions; final site plans, utility permits and any required federal wetland permits must be obtained before construction begins. Neither voice vote produced a roll‑call tally in the record; the clerk recorded the motions as carried.
