IssueNov 14, 2026
Planning commission keeps discussing short-term rental subdivisions proposed for Swain St and Sycamore Way
No vote has been taken, but the city's planning commission has discussed conceptual short-term rental subdivisions behind Leyland Hills and on Sycamore Way for nearly a year, including a possible rezoning request tied to the Sycamore Way site.
- Place
- City of Clarkesville
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Demorest council considers special use permit for multi-family housing at 415 Fisk Avenue
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, and the City Council has pushed the decision back twice.
- Place
- City of Demorest
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Cornelia commission posts Cook Communities annexation for comment; zoning motion later dies for lack of second
A roughly 224.6-acre annexation and development proposal along Highway 365 South has moved through public hearings and a commission vote to post for comment, but a motion to finalize the zoning failed to get a second.
- Place
- City of Cornelia
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Franklin County tables rezoning request for 252 Komplex Dr site
A request to rezone a 48.66-acre Carnesville tract from commercial to light-industrial use remains unresolved after the applicant sought a delay.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- on hold
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Franklin County planners delay vote on rezoning 869 Old Stagecoach Rd for industrial park
A proposal to rezone a 14.15-acre tract from agricultural to light industrial use for a commercial flex-space park has been tabled twice and is back on the planning commission's agenda.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Cornelia Buys 1190 Old Cleveland Road for $800,000, Now Pursues Annexation for Wastewater Facility
The city has purchased land for its wastewater plant expansion and is moving to annex and rezone it for a proposed solids solar-drying facility.
- Place
- City of Cornelia
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Baldwin City Council tables first reading of Cook Construction zoning ordinance
The ordinance would rezone a 109.38-acre parcel owned by Joshua and Heather Griffin from Agricultural to Highway Business.
- Place
- City of Baldwin
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Franklin County board discusses variance process and hardship criteria
County commissioners are reviewing how variance requests and conditional use permits are evaluated, which could affect property owners seeking exceptions to zoning rules.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Habersham commissioners raise no objection to Cornelia annexation near Duncan Bridge Road
A proposed annexation of land near Duncan Bridge Road into the City of Cornelia came before county commissioners, who questioned the process but took no formal action.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Franklin County considers rezoning 1142 Pullian Rd for poultry houses
The request would let a 35.95-acre tract be used more intensively for agriculture, affecting neighbors near 1142 Pullian Rd.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Franklin County commissioner asks why some Highway Business rezonings were never reverted
The inquiry raises the question of whether certain properties' zoning designations reflect decisions that were only meant to be temporary.
- Place
- Franklin County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Carnesville council can't act on .54-acre rezone request, matter still not on agenda
A rezoning request at Church Street and Highway 59, tabled since December 2023, remains unresolved because the city council again lacked authority to take it up.
- Place
- City of Carnesville
- Status
- under consideration
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