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Board approves small rezoning and lot combination in Second District to enlarge residential parcel
Summary
The board approved a request to rezone about 1.685 acres from AR1 to R1 so it can be combined with an adjacent single‑family parcel, expanding the resulting lot to about 2.368 acres; the purchaser said no new dwellings are planned and the board added a condition limiting additional primary residences.
Effingham County commissioners on June 9 approved a rezoning request to move roughly 1.685 acres from AR1 to R1 so the land can be combined with an adjacent single‑family parcel in the Second District.
Planning staff (Miss Jennifer) told the board the change is intended to combine the acreage with parcel 435A‑81; staff said no new lots or additional dwellings are proposed and that the combined parcel would total about 2.368 acres. A small portion of the property contains floodplain and any future development would remain subject to floodplain regulations.
John Hawkins, who said he is purchasing the parcel, told the board his purpose is to add yard space to his existing home and that he has no plans to build additional houses. "More yard," Hawkins said when asked what he planned to do with the added acreage.
Board members asked whether a condition should be added to prevent the property from being subdivided into multiple primary residences in the future. Staff and the board discussed accessory dwelling units; staff clarified an ADU is an accessory dwelling smaller than the primary home that must remain part of the primary property and cannot be split off as a separate parcel.
The board approved the rezoning with staff recommendations and a condition limiting additional primary residential structures on the combined parcel. The motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote.
