The Stephens County Board of Commissioners placed the Whiten Estate rezoning request for the Hayes Road parcel on its September 22 agenda for consideration.
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Stephens County reviews rezoning of 1332 Hayes Road tract for Whiten Estate
The request would shift about 5 acres from intensive to residential agricultural use, affecting what can be built on the Hayes Road property.
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September 22, 2026: Rezoning request, James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road (5 acres)
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The story
A rezoning request for the James & Betty Whiten Estate property at 1332 Hayes Road appeared on the Stephens County Planning Commission's September agenda, seeking to change about five acres from Agricultural Intensive to Agricultural Residential.
A subsequent planning commission packet, prepared ahead of an October meeting, listed the same request with a unanimous vote recorded for the roughly 5-acre parcel.
The Stephens County Board of Commissioners placed the Whiten Estate rezoning request for the Hayes Road parcel on its September 22 agenda for consideration.
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Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning request, James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road (5 acres)
Rezoning Request from James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road, Toccoa. Parcel 059 031.
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Rezoning request, James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road (5 acres)
Rezoning Request from James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road, Toccoa. Parcel 059 031.
ApprovedunknownRezoning 1332 Hayes Road to Agricultural Residential (James & Betty Whiten Estate)
To rezone approx. 5 acres to Agricultural Residential for Agricultural Residential
purposes.
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Rezoning 1332 Hayes Road to Agricultural Residential (James & Betty Whiten Estate)
To rezone approx. 5 acres to Agricultural Residential for Agricultural Residential purposes.
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning 1332 Hayes Road (approx. 5 acres) from AI to AR for Whiten Estate
Rezone approximately five (5) acres from AI (Agricultural Intensive) to AR (Agricultural Residential).
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Rezoning 1332 Hayes Road (approx. 5 acres) from AI to AR for Whiten Estate
Rezone approximately five (5) acres from AI (Agricultural Intensive) to AR (Agricultural Residential).
Appeared on agendaproposedRezoning: James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road (~5 acres AI to AR)
To rezone approx. 5 acres to Agricultural Residential for Agricultural Residential
purposes.
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Rezoning: James & Betty Whiten Estate, 1332 Hayes Road (~5 acres AI to AR)
To rezone approx. 5 acres to Agricultural Residential for Agricultural Residential purposes.
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