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Putnam County planning commission recommends rezoning of Julian C. Wood trust parcels to residential estate
Summary
The Putnam County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a zoning map amendment (RE 26000000004) to change roughly 22.5 acres from plan unit development to residential estate, enabling single‑family development on the parcels; the recommendation will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners in June.
The Putnam County Planning Commission on a voice vote recommended approval of a zoning map amendment for RE 26000000004, a request to rezone about 22.5 acres held in the Julian C. Wood Revocable Living Trust from plan unit development (PUD) to residential estate.
Michael Graves, Planning and Development Services, presented the staff report and said staff recommends approval, noting the request is consistent with the county’s comprehensive plan and the land development code. Graves told the board the site has roughly 1,079 feet of frontage on East River Road and that FEMA flood maps show zones X500 and AE on parts of the property; GIS layers did not indicate mapped wetlands on the parcels.
The applicant, Reed Matthews, identified himself and said he is purchasing a two‑acre parcel and asked that the adjacent parcels be rezoned at the same time so they are no longer held in an expired PUD. “I was rezoning it and they said, ‘Well, hey, while you’re doing that, just add ours on to it,’ ” Matthews said. He described existing homes on Oak Haven Lane and said he and the current owners expect only single‑family houses on the parcels.
Commissioners asked staff about the nearby PUD that had originally envisioned up to 1,580 homes across the larger area. A commissioner summarized that the PUD has expired and that any future development across the broader tract would require a new rezoning or a new plan unit development with a development agreement. Staff confirmed that removing these 22 acres and rezoning them to residential estate would not, by itself, change the comprehensive‑plan density cap established by the prior PUD for the larger area.
After brief discussion, a commissioner moved to approve the staff recommendation; another commissioner seconded. The planning commission approved the motion by voice vote and will forward the recommendation to the Putnam County Board of County Commissioners at its next regularly scheduled meeting in June for final action.
The commission completed routine business (approval of minutes from April 8, 2026) and adjourned at 4:15 p.m.
