Royston’s Franklin Springs corner rezoning remains undecided after council consideration
Officials considered moving the city-owned 1.01-acre lot at Franklin Springs, Bowers and Cherry streets into the Central Business District…
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Royston’s Franklin Springs Street Rezoning Remains Unresolved in Public Record
City Council considered changing land-use rules for a 1.01-acre city-owned corner parcel, but its May minutes do not show whether the measure passed.
Royston closes Baker Street rezoning hearing, leaving fate of city parcels unresolved
Council unanimously ended public comment on a proposed residential rezoning at 215 Baker St. while considering a second city-owned tract…
Royston approves rezoning for city-owned Franklin Springs Street and Baker Street parcels
The unanimous May 12 vote changes a Franklin Springs Street tract to central business zoning and a smaller Baker Street lot to residential zoning…
Royston Closes Baker Street Rezoning Hearing Without Recording a Final Decision
The council has authorized a sealed-bid sale of the vacant city parcel, but its May hearing on changing the site to residential zoning ended without a documented rezoning…
Sandy Cross Road building variance remains tabled in Franklin County
Zachary and Kayleen Hill seek permission to put a metal accessory building on their Carnesville tract before constructing a home, an exception planners recommended denying.
Highway 106 rezoning advances, but Franklin County’s final decision is still unverified
A planning commission backed converting a 1.92-acre Carnesville tract from Institutional to Rural Residential for a proposed home; the county commission’s disposition remains unclear.
Franklin County’s Requested Water-Meter Moratorium Extension Has No Recorded Decision
County Manager Terry Harris sought 90 more days to assess the restriction, but the May 4 minutes do not say whether commissioners kept it in force.
Franklin County keeps 300-foot poultry-house setback for Royston tract
Commissioners’ unanimous denial blocks a requested 34-foot reduction at 690 Cromers Bridge Road, though one May 4 meeting summary still describes the variance differently.
Franklin County Fills Planning and Zoning Board Vacancy After Initially Drawing No Applicants
Commissioners unanimously appointed Jim Briley to the District 3 seat May 4, ending an opening the county manager said had produced no applications a month earlier.
Royston 911 radio project is awaiting steel, but Franklin County minutes show no next board action
A county-manager update places the public-safety communications project in a construction-related holding pattern without a delivery date or completion timetable.
Franklin County’s Planning Report Review Leaves Land-Use Questions Unanswered
Commissioners discussed a district-organized Planning and Zoning report in an April work session, but the public minutes identify no property, recommendation or decision.