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Planning commission approves 497.93±-acre 'Shiloh Ranch' PCD for ministry and retreat with conditions
Summary
The commission approved rezoning of nearly 498 acres for a ministry and retreat center called Shiloh Ranch, limiting new construction to 390,000 sq ft, imposing a 100-foot transitional perimeter buffer, restricting outdoor storage within the buffer, and requiring compliance with Fire Marshal and engineering standards; several residents opposed the commercial zoning and raised traffic, septic, and character concerns.
Tanners Mill Circle, LLC's request to rezone roughly 497.93± acres along Tanners Mill Road, Tanners Mill Circle, Weaver Road and Jones Lane to a Planned Commercial Development for a ministry and retreat center called Shiloh Ranch was approved by the Planning Commission with multiple conditions. Presenters described a campus of day-use facilities, overnight accommodations (staff residences and guest lodging), a single dining hall, supporting amenities and open-air features such as trails and pavilions. The commission's conditions require a 100-foot transitional perimeter buffer (except where adjacent to public right-of-way), limitations on outdoor storage and service areas near the buffer, and a cap of 390,000 square feet for new enclosed construction (excluding existing square footage as of Jan. 1, 2025 and open-air amenities).
Multiple neighbors spoke in opposition, raising concerns about the proposed commercial zoning, potential traffic impacts, impacts to Walnut Creek and other natural resources, septic/sewer arrangements (applicant acknowledged septic systems will be used because sewer is not available), and whether long-term residences would be permitted (applicant said only employees would have long-term housing). The applicant said the Georgia Power easement would not be impacted and that much of the perimeter is planned to remain natural with a 100-foot buffer. The commission voted 4-0 to approve the PCD with the listed conditions (motion by Frank Sosebee; second by Stan Hunt; vote 4-0, Varner absent).
