IssueNov 14, 2026
Habersham County commissioners repeatedly extend moratorium on large residential plats and certain rezonings
A pause on approving subdivisions of five or more lots and rezonings to residential and planned-development districts has been renewed by the county board every month or two since last fall, most recently through July 21, 2026.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Habersham Planning Commission Recommends Denial of Cody Road Rezoning
A request to rezone 5.82 acres on Cody Road from agricultural to suburban residential use goes to the county commission after planning staff recommended against it.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Habersham Board of Commissioners to consider rezoning for 123 Hollywood Hills Rd.
Timothy Carrier is seeking to rezone 1.99 acres from rural residential to general commercial, a change that would allow commercial use at the Hollywood Hills Road property.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Habersham planning commission recommends approval of rezoning on Hollywood Hills Road
The county's Planning Commission has recommended rezoning a 1.99-acre parcel at 123 Hollywood Hills Road, a request the Board of Commissioners still has to weigh in on.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Resident raises traffic safety concerns after Cornelia annexation of Level Grove Rd property
A Habersham County resident told county commissioners he has concerns about traffic safety on Level Grove Rd after the City of Cornelia annexed and rezoned a property there.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →IssueNov 14, 2026
Habersham County objected to Baldwin annexation bid; developer withdrew and refiled a smaller version
A developer's push to move farmland along GA 365 into the City of Baldwin for commercial development has drawn a county objection, a withdrawal, and a refiled petition, with no final resolution yet.
- Place
- Habersham 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
Habersham County Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions for rezoning case Z-25-01
The recommendation would limit driveway access to a 2.2-acre tract and restrict the rezoned property to residential use, but the Board of Commissioners has not yet acted on it.
- Place
- Habersham County Government
- Status
- under consideration
Open explained result →Meeting reportJul 20, 2026
Habersham commissioners put a floating sales-tax question on the November ballot
The board unanimously advanced a five-year, 1% FLOST proposal designed to offset property-tax millage, with every Habersham municipality participating.
- Place
- Habersham County
- Status
- minutes verified
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