Commissioners approve two zoning items: small rezoning at Elliott Road and revised conditions for Dawson Crossroads

The Dawson County Board approved two zoning items at its Nov. 20 meeting. ZA 25-07 rezoned 1.697 surveyed acres at 150 Elliott Road from Commercial Highway Business (CHB) to Residential Sub-Rural (RSR). Community Development Director Richard Osborne described the change as a code-compliance cleanup; applicant Ben Trail said, “There’s always been a house on that piece of property … That house has sold and we’re just trying to clean it up for the purchaser.” The motion to approve ZA 25-07 passed 4-0 (Stowers/Bruce).

The board also approved ZA 25-08, which amends zoning conditions for Parcel Number 114-031 (Dawson Crossroads) to permit townhomes rather than multi-family apartments and establishes nine stipulations. Community Development Director Osborne summarized the parcel’s history and topographical challenges. Developer Matthew Oppenheimer of Halpern Enterprises said the apartment owner behind the site agreed to a connection through their property if access connects through the shopping center and described the proposed connection near Brooklyn Joe’s as beneficial to both apartment and townhome residents: “We feel ultimately that it’s actually probably a win for everybody.” The board’s approval included requirements that the commercial component be completed before or with the first residential phase, connection of an access road before the 50th percentile Certificate of Occupancy for Phase 3, fully sprinkled apartment buildings, minimum lot sizes for townhouses, pedestrian accessibility, deeded perpetual access easements, and a specified main entrance location. The motion passed 4-0 (Stowers/Gaines).