Troup County board denies rezoning request for 620 Old Hutchinson Mill Road

The Troup County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a rezoning request for 9.62 acres at 620 Old Hutchinson Mill Road, voting the motion carried 3–2.

Staff presented the application as a request to change the parcel from Single Family Medium Density to General Commercial to allow mini/self-storage use. The staff report noted the Troup County zoning ordinance requires a 50-foot buffer between general commercial properties and adjoining residential zones and recommended, if approved, requiring a planted or natural screening buffer and prohibiting access from McGraw Road. Staff also said no public comments had been received on the request and that the site is shown as an “urban” character area on the county’s future land use map.

“The applicant is requesting the rezoning of 620 Old Hutchinson Mill Road from single family medium density to general commercial,” a staff member said during the presentation. The applicant who spoke identified themself in the hearing as Peterson Kim and gave the property address as 620 Old Hutchinson Mill Road, LaGrange; the speaker described plans for “several” small self-storage units, roughly 150–200 square feet each, and said a dilapidated manufactured home on the larger tract would be demolished.

A committee member moved to deny the application, arguing the parcel is surrounded by Single Family Medium Density and “it would not be good for those neighbors.” That member said, “I’ll make a motion that we deny this application based on the criteria that it's not in compliance with the zoning standard of single family medium density.” The motion was seconded and carried by the board.

The board’s decision denies the rezoning; staff noted that any future site plan for a commercial use would still require a separate site-plan review and building- and fire-inspection approvals. The applicant may pursue administrative or legislative remedies outside this hearing if they choose.