Stephens County planners to weigh rezoning 13.77 acres for homes near Prather Bridge Road

The Stephens County Planning Commission is scheduled to consider Sept. 1 whether to rezone 13.77 undeveloped acres at 3565 Prather Bridge Road in Toccoa, a request by property owner and applicant Arie Coles to shift the land from Agricultural Intensive to Residential Single-Family.

Property at a glance

Where the proposal is located

3565 Prather Bridge Road, Toccoa

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Tax parcel

039 027B

Property size

13.77 acres

Address

3565 Prather Bridge Road, Toccoa

Proposed use

Single-family residential subdivision

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Map note: The survey and concept plan are included for general location and proposal context. They are not formal plat approval. Source: September 1, 2026 Planning Commission packet.

The case matters because the zoning designation sets the land-use framework for this particular parcel, identified as tax parcel 039 027B. Coles’ requested Residential Single-Family classification would place the property under a residential zoning category rather than its current Agricultural Intensive designation, shaping what type of use could proceed if the change is granted.

The public record now identifies the commission’s Sept. 1 consideration as the first documented action in the proposal. The agenda places Coles’ request before planners for review, but it does not show a preceding recommendation, negotiated conditions or earlier vote; the immediate question is therefore whether the request advances beyond the scheduled consideration.

Coles is both the owner and applicant seeking the zoning change for single-family residential use. The Planning Commission is the public body scheduled to take up the request. The agenda does not record positions from nearby residents, county staff or commissioners, so it does not establish whether anyone supports or opposes the proposal or what concerns may be raised at the meeting.

The rezoning remains a proposal, not an approved development. The parcel is described as undeveloped, and the published agenda documents only that planners are scheduled to consider the request. It does not establish an approval, denial, recommendation, vote count, conditions, later zoning action or construction, leaving the outcome and any implementation unknown.

The next public step is the Planning Commission’s Sept. 1 meeting, where the Coles request is on the agenda for consideration. Residents seeking a definitive answer will need the meeting record to determine whether commissioners acted and, if so, whether they approved, denied or otherwise addressed the requested change. Any subsequent implementation also remains undecided.