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Ware County holds public hearing on rezoning of 1816 Ketterer Street to mixed-use
Summary
The Ware County Board of Commissioners held a June 8 public hearing on a request to rezone 1816 Ketterer Street (parcel 055D01 065) from R-75MH (Residential Manufactured Homes) to MU (Mixed Use) to allow a building for food preparation tied to a food truck. The Waycross-Ware County Planning Commission had approved the request May 7; the item is scheduled for the July 13 regular meeting.
The Ware County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing June 8 on a rezoning request for 1816 Ketterer Street (parcel 055D01 065) to change the zoning from R-75MH (Residential Manufactured Homes) to MU (Mixed Use). Interim Planning Director Minchew told the commission the rezoning would allow the property owner to locate a building on the site for food preparation to serve a food truck; Minchew displayed maps and explained surrounding land uses and said the adopted rezoning standards are attached to the request.
Minchew also told the board that the Waycross-Ware County Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the rezoning at its May 7, 2026 meeting. Property and business owners spoke in favor of the request during the public hearing; the transcript does not provide their names. Chairman Elmer Thrift asked whether anyone opposed the request and no one spoke in opposition.
Commissioner Timmy Lucas moved to close the public hearing; Commissioner Barry Cox seconded and the motion "passed unanimously." The public hearing closed at 4:56 p.m. The transcript records the item as added to the regular meeting agenda and lists July 13, 2026, as the proposed date for final action on the rezoning request.
No formal approval by the Board of Commissioners is recorded in the hearing transcript; the next procedural step on the county calendar is the regular meeting where the board may act on the rezoning request. The parcel number (055D01 065), current zoning (R-75MH), and proposed zoning (MU) were recorded in the presentation to the board.
