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Access concerns raised as commission reviews Howington Farms rezoning for 24‑lot subdivision in Stephens County
Summary
Planning staff presented a rezoning request from Howington Farms LLC to rezone 46.37 acres to single-family residential for a proposed 24‑lot subdivision. A proponent said lots exceed 1 acre, one person registered opposition, and staff raised road access and Georgia DOT standards that could affect whether lots can be created and whether roads must be deeded to the county.
Planning staff presented a rezoning request from Howington Farms LLC for a 46.37-acre parcel on Nub Garland Road in Toccoa, proposing a change from agricultural intensive (AI) to residential single-family to allow a subdivision of approximately 24 single-family lots.
The staff presentation noted the submitted concept plan shows lot sizes generally exceeding 1 acre with internal road access and that the proposal would extend residential development into an area currently zoned for agricultural use. A public proponent said "All of them are over an acre" and that the project "exceeds the open space department" requirements. One person was recorded in opposition during the public-comment call.
Staff (Speaker 2) raised access and roadway concerns, explaining that if the developer builds a public road and deeds it to the county it would have to meet Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) standards and the deeded right-of-way would then serve as the right-of-way width for the other lots; if the access were a private road, the number of lots allowed could be limited. The commission did not record a final decision on Item 4 in the transcript; the recommendation, along with the other items, will go to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners on July 28.
