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Votes at a glance: Columbia County Planning Commission, June 18, 2026
Summary
The commission recommended approval on a series of rezoning and variance requests, including sign variances at Gateway Boulevard, two rear-setback reductions for pools, a change of use to a medical office, a rezoning recommendation for Bartram Trail, Jones Creek pool revisions and removal of a condition limiting massage businesses on Columbia Road.
The Columbia County Planning Commission on June 18 recommended approval, by voice/hand-raise, of the following agenda items and motions. Vote tallies reflect four commissioners present and one absent; motions carried for each item.
- Temporary use authorization renewal: 1003 Robert Moore Road — Approved; one-year limit, no renewal (H1A). (SEG 076–169) - Sign variance VA260601: 4015 Gateway Boulevard (Applebee's) — Approved with staff-recommended size limits for awning and wall signs. (SEG 170–276) - RZ26-06-01: Rear setback reduction for pool at 1868 Champions Circle — Approved. (SEG 277–355) - RZ26-06-02: Rear setback reduction for pool at 3982 Hammonds Ferry Court — Approved with encroachment easement condition. (SEG 356–431) - RZ26-06-03: Change of use from daycare to medical office at 460 Pierces Ferry Road (Able Kids) — Approved. (SEG 433–535) - RZ260604: Major PUD revision for 401 Bartram Trail Club Drive to allow 38 single-family lots — Recommended for approval and forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for July 7, 2026. (SEG 545–1394) - RZ26-06-05: Reduce setbacks and buffers at community recreation area, 785 Jones Creek — Approved; staff conditions apply for fence and buffer plantings. (SEG 1396–1765) - RZ26-06-06: Remove condition limiting property at 4434 Columbia Road to one massage business — Approved. (SEG 1766–1879)
Each approval was a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners where applicable; several items require follow-up (building permits, stormwater review, easement/encroachment agreements and preliminary/final plats) before projects move forward.
