Commissioners reject developer's request to rezone 36.8-acre parcel, keep two-acre minimum

Jul 1, 2026

The Meriwether County Board of Commissioners voted June 23 to deny a request from Chisel Mill Design and Build LLC to rezone roughly 36.81 acres to allow one-and-a-half-acre lots for an initial five-lot phase, citing infrastructure and road-paving concerns and preferring to retain two-acre minimums in the area.

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John Knight, representing Chisel Mill Design and Build LLC, asked the Meriwether County Board of Commissioners to rezone a roughly 36.81-acre parcel at Ellis and Forest roads from rural (RR) to R1 to permit phase one of five 1.5-acre lots. Knight said water service reaches the property and argued smaller lots would make the development marketable and could help finance paving for Ellis Road.

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