Commission approves subdivision design changes, lowers minimum lot-size threshold for wells

Dec 16, 2025

The planning commission approved changes to subdivision design standards, lowering the minimum lot-size threshold for private well-and-septic from 10 to 5 acres and adding a 2.5-acre tier for central water with onsite septic; commissioners also struck a large-development mixed-housing mandate and discussed aquifer protections.

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Elbert County’s Planning Commission voted to approve targeted revisions to subdivision design standards intended to allow smaller rural lots and provide more flexible infrastructure options.

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