Tallulah Falls approves River Street rezoning for proposed two-family home

Tallulah Falls Council unanimously approved the rezoning of 455 River Street on Dec. 12, 2024, changing the property from R-1 Single Family Residential to R-2 Multiple Family Residential. The action concerned owner Mary Beth Hughes’ plan for a proposed two-family dwelling on the River Street parcel, according to the council minutes.

The decision matters because zoning determines the kinds of residential use the town may allow on the site. The 0.66-acre tract, identified in the agenda materials as tax parcel 101B 063, had been zoned for single-family housing; the R-2 designation opens the way for Hughes to pursue the proposed two-family use, while still requiring compliance with the town’s density standards.

The proposal reached council in December after Hughes requested both a rezoning and a zoning-map amendment for 455 River Street. The Dec. 12 agenda packet framed the request as a change from R-1 to R-2 for a two-family dwelling. At that meeting, council members made and seconded a motion to approve the rezoning and map amendment, and the minutes record a unanimous vote.

Hughes sought the zoning change to support a two-family dwelling on her River Street property. Town council, acting through its unanimous vote, accepted that request without conditions beyond meeting code density standards. The agenda materials establish the scope of the requested use and the parcel involved, but they do not describe public comments, opposition, or additional conditions attached to the approval.

The Dec. 12 approval is a completed council action, not merely a proposal. It establishes that council approved the R-1-to-R-2 rezoning and map amendment. A Jan. 16, 2025 agenda-packet excerpt repeats the December account of the approval, but it does not show a separate January motion, vote or later decision. The materials also do not say whether a building permit was sought or issued, or whether construction followed.

The next public step is implementation of the approved zoning change through the town’s records and any subsequent development process for the proposed dwelling. Residents looking for the practical effect of the vote can watch for an updated zoning-map entry, permit records or later council documentation. What remains undecided in the material reviewed is whether Hughes has moved forward with construction and, if so, when the two-family dwelling could be built.