A new public hearing notice for the same rezoning request has been issued ahead of the council's November 10, 2026 meeting.
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Demorest council denies 34-lot Saluda Drive rezoning, then schedules new hearing on same request
After the city council rejected a rezoning for a 34-lot subdivision off Saluda Drive, the same request has been placed back on the council's agenda for another public hearing.
What happens next
A public hearing on the rezoning request is scheduled before the city council on November 10, 2026.
At a glance
What this means now
The story
McCain Investment Properties, LLC asked the Demorest City Council to rezone about 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from Agricultural to Multi-Family Residential (R-2) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision called Hancock Meadows. The council held a public hearing on the request on March 3, 2026.
The same rezoning request returned to the council's April 7, 2026 agenda. At that meeting, the council's motion to deny the rezoning was unanimously approved, 4-0.
Despite the denial, a public hearing notice for the same 10.74-acre rezoning request was issued ahead of the council's July 9, 2026 meeting.
The request appeared again on the council's October 6, 2026 agenda for consideration.
A new public hearing notice for the same rezoning request has been issued ahead of the council's November 10, 2026 meeting.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34 -lot single -family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34 -lot single -family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning of 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive (McCain Investment Properties) from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision
Consideration of a rezoning of approximately 10.74 acres of property owned by McCain Investment Properties, LLC from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34 -lot single -family detached subdivision
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Rezoning of 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive (McCain Investment Properties) from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision
Consideration of a rezoning of approximately 10.74 acres of property owned by McCain Investment Properties, LLC from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34 -lot single -family detached subdivision
DiscusseddiscussedLawsuit involving Habersham Meadows raised in public comment
Spoke about a lawsuit
filed against the city involving Habersham Meadows.
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Lawsuit involving Habersham Meadows raised in public comment
Spoke about a lawsuit filed against the city involving Habersham Meadows.
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for McCain Investment Properties, LLC 34-lot subdivision
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for McCain Investment Properties, LLC 34-lot subdivision
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot single-family detached subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment
Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A
(Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-
family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot single-family detached subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single- family detached subdivision
Not approvedconfirmedRezoning request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC for 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from Agricultural to R-2 Multi-Family Residential for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
The motion to deny was unanimously approved (4-0).
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Rezoning request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC for 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from Agricultural to R-2 Multi-Family Residential for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
The motion to deny was unanimously approved (4-0).
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for Hancock Meadows 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential)
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for Hancock Meadows 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
Consideration of a request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential)
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74
acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached
subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
request from McCain Investment Properties, LLC to rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties, LLC)
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
DiscusseddiscussedRezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
rezone approximately 10.74
acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached
subdivision
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Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 for 34-lot subdivision (McCain Investment Properties)
rezone approximately 10.74 acres from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for a 34-lot single-family detached subdivision
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