The proposed ordinance change would let developers use smaller lot sizes across all zoning districts in exchange for protected open space.
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- February 24, 2026: Cluster Subdivision Option allowing reduced lot sizes with protected open space
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- No next step has been documented.
The Habersham County Board of Commissioners' annual planning retreat, where officials typically discuss priorities for the year, was set for a university venue.
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- February 24, 2026: Annual Planning Retreat of the Board of Commissioners
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed change would stop a single property from sitting in more than one zoning district, as the current development code allows.
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- February 24, 2026: Prohibition on a single parcel being split across multiple zoning districts
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed change to the county's zoning and development code would let one official approve plats instead of the Planning Commission.
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- February 24, 2026: Transfer of plat approval authority to the Planning and Development Director
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's agenda includes an order that could change a property tax assessment, though the record does not yet show whether it was approved.
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- February 24, 2026: ACO 2025-9
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- No next step has been documented.
The sales tax funds county capital projects like the Animal Control Facility and a new Fire/EMA/E911 headquarters, and residents recently voted to extend it for future work.
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- February 24, 2026: Animal Control Facility construction project status
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed zoning text amendment would eliminate high density residential uses as an allowed use along the HWY 365 corridor.
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- February 24, 2026: Removal of high density residential uses from HWY 365 Corridor Overlay District
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- No next step has been documented.
The county has been tracking a project backed by state and federal grant dollars that Senator Ossoff's office says keeps advancing through the…
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- February 24, 2026: County state and federal grants update
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed zoning change would require county commissioners to sign off on new wireless telecommunications towers, with an exception for government-owned towers.
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- February 24, 2026: Wireless telecommunications tower approval requirement
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed change to the county's zoning and development code would let staff, rather than the Planning Commission, approve subdivisions.
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- February 24, 2026: Shift of subdivision approval authority from Planning Commission to staff
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed change to the county's zoning and development code would require trees in stream and zoning buffers to stay in place and half of all trees on…
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- February 24, 2026: Tree protection requirement (50% of site trees to remain protected)
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed zoning update would set rules for how junk and salvage yards operate in the county.
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- February 24, 2026: New standards for junk and salvage yards
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- No next step has been documented.