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Commissioners approve 1.51‑acre rezoning and special‑use modification for Living Faith Fellowship
Summary
The board approved Reszone P25-0224 (OIP to R1 for a 1.51‑acre lot) and a companion modification to the church's special‑use permit (P25-0288) to separate a residential parcel from the church property at 8780 Mon Highway.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners approved two items concerning Living Faith Fellowship at its March 3 meeting: Reszone P25-0224 to change 1.51 acres from OIP to R1 and Special Use modification P25-0288 to adjust the church’s previously granted special‑use area.
Staff explained that the church will retain approximately 6.67 acres under OIP for institutional use while the 1.51‑acre parcel — containing an existing pastorium — will be rezoned to R1 to allow a single‑family residence to be sold separately. Staff recommended conditional approval of both actions with standard conditions, including a requirement that no cross‑access to church parking be provided and that a no‑access easement be noted on the plat.
An adjacent property owner, Kevin Mixon, asked why the strip of OIP between the proposed R1 lot and adjoining residential parcels would remain and said he had not been contacted directly about the carve‑off. Planning staff displayed the recorded plat and explained the strip is already zoned OIP and is not changed by the proposal. After brief discussion, the board voted to approve both the rezoning and the special‑use modification with the staff‑recommended conditions.
The approvals will permit the church to separate the 1.51‑acre lot for residential use while preserving the remainder of the church’s institutional parcel under existing OIP zoning. Staff noted the approvals are conditioned on the plat and the no‑access easement language required by county code.
