A joint session of county commissioners and planning commissioners leaned toward preserving an existing subdivision option rather than expanding its use…
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- December 9, 2025: Continued allowance of conservation subdivisions in the ordinance
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- No next step has been documented.
A joint work session floated confining adult entertainment uses to specific zoning districts, which could affect where such businesses can locate in the county.
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- December 9, 2025: Restricting adult entertainment uses to specific zoning districts
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- No next step has been documented.
County leaders signaled a preference for keeping new residential growth outside cities low-density, a stance that could shape where and how densely future housing gets built.
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- December 9, 2025: Housing affordability and density policy for unincorporated areas vs. cities
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- No next step has been documented.
County boards discussed the growing number of special-use permit applications for retreat centers, campgrounds and event venues, a step that could lead to stricter rules for these uses.
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- December 9, 2025: Stricter oversight of special-use permits for retreat centers, campgrounds and event venues
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- No next step has been documented.
A joint work session floated rules on home age, minimum size, and a ban on new mobile home parks that could affect future housing options in the county.
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- December 9, 2025: Manufactured and modular housing policy: age limits, no new mobile home parks, minimum home sizes
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- No next step has been documented.
The Habersham County Board of Tax Assessors listed a possible executive session on a personnel matter for its December meeting…
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- December 9, 2025: Executive session on a personnel matter, if necessary
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- No next step has been documented.
Proposed changes to base, asphalt and maintenance bond requirements for new subdivision roads could affect how developments are built going forward.
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- December 9, 2025: New road construction standards for subdivisions (base, asphalt, maintenance bond)
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- No next step has been documented.
County officials are exploring fees on new development as a way to offset the residential property tax burden.
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- December 9, 2025: Planned 2026 development impact fee study
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- County plans to conduct an impact fee study in 2026.
The Habersham County Board of Tax Assessors listed a possible executive session on a personnel matter for its November meeting, though no details on the matter are public.
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- November 25, 2025: Executive session on personnel matter, if necessary
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- No next step has been documented.
A resident's property tax concern prompted county assessors to commit to reviewing the whole subdivision's assessments for Tax Year 2026.
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- November 25, 2025: Public comment: property tax concern in Old Clarkesville Mill subdivision
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- Review of the entire subdivision's assessments for Tax Year 2026
Habersham County's parks advisory board is working through venue and parking details for a proposed high school prom at the Aquatic Center.
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- November 18, 2025: Use of gym for HCHS Prom
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- No next step has been documented.
A resident's push to replace an illegible airport identification sign has stalled after the county lost contact with the vendor handling the installation.
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- November 18, 2025: New airport identification sign installation
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- No next step has been documented.