A roughly 13-acre Prospect Road property would shift from agricultural to highway business zoning to allow a recreational vehicle park, under applications set for planning commission review.
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- Latest
- August 20, 2026: Conditional use for RV Park in Highway Business zoning district at 700 Prospect Rd
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- Franklin County Planning Commission meeting to consider the applications
A property owner on Old Habersham Mills Road is seeking permission to build closer to his side property line so he can convert his garage into a garage…
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- August 4, 2026: Variance to reduce side setback at 291 Old Habersham Mills Rd for garage-with-apartment conversion (Randall Black)
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- No next step has been documented.
Lizandra Mora is seeking county approval to operate an event venue for weddings, parties and other gatherings on the property.
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- October 6, 2026: Conditional Use for event venue at 3505 S Hwy 197 (Lizandra Mora)
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- Habersham County Planning Commission meeting on 2026-10-06
Any ordinance the city adopts would set the rules for future data center projects in Toccoa.
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- Latest
- July 27, 2026: Data center ordinance moratorium
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed update to county development rules would bar residents from renting out recreational vehicles as short-term lodging.
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- Latest
- July 20, 2026: Prohibition on recreational vehicles used as short-term rentals
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- No next step has been documented.
A developer's bid to rezone 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive for 34 new homes was voted down in April…
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- July 9, 2026: Lawsuit involving Habersham Meadows raised in public comment
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- No next step has been documented.
Alan Baker and Philip Smith are seeking a special use permit to allow multi-family residential use on 4.14 acres at 415 Fisk Avenue…
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- June 9, 2026: Special Use Permit for 415 Fisk Avenue with conditions
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- A second reading and public hearing on the special use permit, with conditions, was scheduled for June 9, 2026.
A neighbor told the Board of Commissioners the dirt track's operation has hurt the surrounding neighborhood.
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- May 18, 2026: Ponderosa Road go-cart dirt track dispute
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- No next step has been documented.
City officials are discussing whether to allow short-term vacation rentals and how to regulate them, a decision that would affect residential neighborhoods.
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- Latest
- May 5, 2026: Short Term Rentals (public forum)
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- No next step has been documented.
The county is considering acreage and unit limits for manufactured/mobile home parks and clarifying HUD compliance rules for mobile homes.
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- April 20, 2026: Mobile home entry standards and HUD compliance requirements
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- No next step has been documented.
A roughly 0.65-acre property on Pleasant Hill Circle would shift from agricultural to residential zoning to allow home access, under a case set for the planning commission's agenda.
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- April 16, 2026: Rezoning of ~0.65 acres at 1423 Pleasant Hill Cir, Martin from Agricultural Intensive to Rural Residential for residential access (RZ-2026-008, Roland and Trisha Wiebe)
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- Franklin County Planning Commission meeting on 2026-04-16
A roughly 4-acre property at 8016 Highway 320 could shift from residential to agricultural use under a request set for the county planning commission's review.
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- April 16, 2026: Rezoning of ~4.0 acres at 8016 Highway 320, Toccoa from Rural Residential to Agricultural (RZ-2026-006, John Harold Payne III)
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- Franklin County Planning Commission review of RZ-2026-006