The vote clears the way for a mini storage development near homes on Level Grove Road after the city planning board recommended it and commissioners initially tabled it.
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- July 7, 2026: Conditional Use request to build mini storage units at 1509 Level Grove Road
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- No next step has been documented.
City commissioners heard where plans stand for dedicating the mural at Jim Smith Park and for the related Hill Fest event.
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- July 7, 2026: Jim Smith Park Mural Dedication and Hill Fest update
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- No next step has been documented.
The pause blocks new data center projects in Franklin County while officials draft permanent rules for the county's development code.
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- July 6, 2026: Data center moratorium through December 2026, with language to be broadened to cover similar facilities
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- No next step has been documented.
The restaurant in the Silo Shopping Center can now sell alcohol after city council's unanimous vote.
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- July 6, 2026: Alcohol license application for Frida's Tacos (Silo Shopping Center)
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- No next step has been documented.
Cornelia's downtown development board is weighing whether to acquire the former Habersham Hardware building, which was just put up for sale, for use as a community center.
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- July 2, 2026: Potential DDA acquisition/redevelopment of former Habersham Hardware building for community center use
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- No next step has been documented.
The plan, covering Stephens County, Toccoa, Avalon and Martin, sets recommended character areas that will guide land use decisions across the county and its cities.
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- June 23, 2026: 2026 Joint Comprehensive Plan for Stephens County, Toccoa, Avalon, and Martin
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- No next step has been documented.
Korbin Towe can now build 15 feet closer to the road on Pheasant Mountain Road property after county commissioners overruled a planning panel's denial.
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- June 23, 2026: Variance request from Korbin Towe, 610 Pheasant Mountain Road, Parcel 029 011, for 15 ft. front yard setback reduction
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- No next step has been documented.
The approval allows Aaron Santor to operate a small private school on commercially zoned property in Toccoa.
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- June 23, 2026: Conditional use request from Aaron Santor, 201 Alewine Drive, for a private school
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- No next step has been documented.
The rezoning of 3.24 acres clears the way for single-family residential use on Defoor Road.
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- June 23, 2026: Rezoning request from Brent E. Haddock, Defoor Road, to agricultural residential
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- No next step has been documented.
The rezoning clears the way for a homeowner to build single-family housing on land previously zoned for intensive agricultural use.
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- June 23, 2026: Rezoning request from Matthew Mudge, 1200 Shady Lane, Parcel 043 186P, to agricultural residential
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- No next step has been documented.
The 3-acre property changes from Agricultural Intensive to Agricultural Residential zoning, clearing the way for residential use.
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- June 23, 2026: Rezoning Request - Terry K. Dooley, 677 Shady Lane, to Agricultural Residential
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- No next step has been documented.
The approval lets the Oakbrook Trail property owner use the land for residential purposes and hobby farming under an agricultural residential designation.
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- June 23, 2026: Rezoning Request - Elijah Webb, Oakbrook Trail, to Agricultural Residential
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- No next step has been documented.