The board's vote lets a Rural Residential-zoned tract near Canon be used for vehicle parking and equipment storage tied to Liberty Propane operations.
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- July 16, 2026: V-2026-004 Variance for Statement Development/Liberty Propane Operations, Hwy 17 Canon - parking lot use on RR-zoned property
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote clears a 4-acre tract at 8016 Highway 320 for agricultural zoning, a change residents near the property will see reflected in what can be built there.
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- July 16, 2026: RZ-2026-006 Rezone for John Harold Payne III, 8016 Highway 320, Toccoa, from Agricultural (AG) to Rural Residential (RR)
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- No next step has been documented.
The city's Historic Preservation Commission agreed to begin looking into designating two additional local historic districts, a step that could bring new design rules to affected properties.
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- July 16, 2026: Investigating establishment of two new local historic districts in Cornelia
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- No next step has been documented.
The rules that would guide changes to buildings in historic areas were up for discussion, with no decision recorded yet.
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- July 16, 2026: Review and discussion of the Historic Preservation Design Guidelines
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- No next step has been documented.
A request to rezone a 14-acre tract near Carnesville for industrial flex-space use remains undecided after two postponements.
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- July 16, 2026: RZ-2026-011, RZ-2026-012, RZ-2026-013 Rezones for Stanton Porter/Paradigm Communities Inc. on Old Stagecoach Rd/I-85, Carnesville, from Agricultural and Highway Business to Light Industrial for a commercial flex-space park
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- No next step has been documented.
The authority's governing by-laws were revised at some point but never formally adopted, and members have been asked to review and adopt them.
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- July 16, 2026: Review and adoption of Development Authority By-Laws
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- No next step has been documented.
The ordinance ends the city's third-party inspector program, under which permit applicants picked an inspector from an approved list.
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- July 14, 2026: Ordinance 1008 second reading to amend Chapter 18 building inspection procedures
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- No next step has been documented.
The city has signed onto a countywide agreement setting up a vote on a transportation sales tax and how its proceeds would be split among Hart County and…
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- July 14, 2026: Intergovernmental agreement with Hart County for TSPLOST referendum and proceeds allocation
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's Board of Tax Assessors approved shielding the taxpayer's information on the parcel because the owner is a state Department of Natural Resources employee entitled to redaction.
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- July 14, 2026: Redaction request for parcel 038-075F (DNR employee)
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- No next step has been documented.
The city could give up its Bowers/Franklin Springs Street parcel to acquire a Bond Street property under a deal council has cleared staff to negotiate.
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- July 14, 2026: Exchange of city-owned real property (Bowers/Franklin Springs St. parcel) for property at 200 Bond Street
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's tax board is working through 2026 Conservation Use Valuation Assessment applications for properties held as family farms, LLCs and LPs…
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- July 14, 2026: 2026 CUVA applications for Family Farms, LLCs, LPs
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- The tabled applications are to be taken up at the Board of Tax Assessors' next meeting.
The county's tax assessors board corrected an assessment under order 2025-17, a change that can affect what the property owner involved owes.
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- July 14, 2026: ACO Correction 2025-17
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- No next step has been documented.