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Planning Commission recommends denial of 8.58-acre rezoning for 55,000 sq ft commercial project
Summary
The commission recommended denial of ZA 26-13, a request to rezone 8.58 acres to Commercial Highway Intensive for three buildings totaling about 55,000 square feet, citing concerns about buffer reductions and unknown future end users. The motion passed 3-0.
The Dawson County Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a rezoning request for an 8.58-acre site at 173 Stacie Lane after hearing a staff presentation and the applicant’s concept plan. Matthew Zieg of CSC Design said the proposal would allow three commercial buildings totaling roughly 55,000 square feet and requested reductions to required buffers adjacent to neighboring properties. He told the commission that "no specific end users had been identified at this time" and that letters of support from adjoining property owners had been submitted.
Commissioners questioned reduced buffers given the absence of identified end users and raised concerns about the intensity of potential future development. The applicant said the submitted concept plan had been revised to remain under the threshold requiring a traffic impact study, but commissioners noted total square footage and future uses could still trigger additional requirements. After discussion the commission voted 3-0 to recommend denial to the Board of Commissioners (Maloney/Townley).
The application was also reviewed in relation to the Georgia 400 Mixed Use Future Land Use/Character Area Map, which staff cited as consistent with the requested zoning category. The transcript records no specific end users or traffic study submitted; the recommendation forwards the matter to the Board of Commissioners with the commission’s concerns recorded.
