The county's moratorium on accepting new land-use applications for data centers is set to expire October 14, and commissioners have an extension before them again.
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- October 13, 2026: Extension of moratorium on land use applications for data centers
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- The Board of Commissioners is scheduled to take up a further extension of the moratorium at its October 13, 2026 meeting, ahead of the current moratorium's October 14, 2026 expiration.
Stephens County's planning commission cleared a conditional-use request allowing a used automobile dealership to operate alongside an existing auto-parts business near Eastanollee.
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- October 6, 2026: Conditional use for used automobile dealership at 1044 Clary Connector, Eastanollee (Euro1Link LLC)
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- No next step has been documented.
The commission's unanimous vote lets a property owner keep two manufactured homes on a parcel smaller than the two acres normally required by county rules.
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- October 6, 2026: Variance to allow two residential structures on under two acres at 106 Welcome Road (GBC Properties LLC)
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- No next step has been documented.
The extension lets the camper stay at the Bel Aire Drive property for another six months under the county's variance process.
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- September 22, 2026: Camper variance extension at 38 Bel Aire Drive, Martin, GA
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- No next step has been documented.
The approval lets Chris Irvin build a new house on Parcel 050B 025A with a smaller front yard setback than the county's standard rule requires.
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- September 22, 2026: Variance request, Chris Irvin, Princess Nancy Lane, 20-foot front yard setback off Bryant Drive
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote clears the way for roughly 13.77 acres on Prather Bridge Road to shift from agricultural-intensive to residential single-family use.
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- September 22, 2026: Rezoning request from Arie Coles, 3565 Prather Bridge Road
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- No next step has been documented.
The variance lets Fred C. and Deborah P. Meeks divide their property into a smaller 0.66-acre tract despite the county's 1-acre minimum lot size.
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- September 22, 2026: Lot size variance request, Fred C. & Deborah P. Meeks, 451 Defoor Road
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- No next step has been documented.
A property owner is asking Stephens County to shrink the required front setback so a new house can be built closer to Bryant Road.
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- September 22, 2026: Variance to reduce front setback off Bryant Road from 40 feet to 20 feet, Princess Nancy Lane (Chris Irvin)
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- No next step has been documented.
The board's unanimous vote lets Ruben Bruce Crane keep a camper permit at 92 Bel-Aire Drive in Martin for another six months before the matter comes back for…
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- September 8, 2026: Camper variance for Ruben Bruce Crane, 92 Bel-Aire Drive, Martin
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- The board is to revisit the permit extension in approximately six months.
Commissioners signed off on a settlement ending a long-running variance case over a Martin property owned by Randall Turner.
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- September 8, 2026: Settlement agreement with Randall Turner
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- No next step has been documented.
The approval lets the Plaisteds build with a rear yard setback of just 3 feet instead of the standard 10…
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- August 25, 2026: Variance request from Aaron & Heather Plaisted for reduced rear yard setback at 553 Currahee Point, Toccoa
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- No next step has been documented.
The county has rezoned a roughly 3-acre parcel on Camp Mikell Road from residential to agricultural use so it can be combined with adjoining land.
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- August 25, 2026: Rezoning Request from Lesli Golonka, Camp Mikell Road, Toccoa, to Agricultural Intensive
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- No next step has been documented.