The roughly 284-acre mixed-use project off Level Grove Road, which includes industrial and data-center space, must now go through regional review under Georgia's Development of Regional Impact…
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- March 26, 2026: Big Red Apple Innovation Corridor Development of Regional Impact (DRI) application review
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- Regional review of the application by the Georgia Mountains Regional Commission
A proposed mixed-use project of 165 homes and retail space near Toccoa is going through a state regional-impact review before any local zoning decision.
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- March 26, 2026: DRI 4516 review of "The Reserve" development in Stephens County
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- No next step has been documented.
A variance request for a Pheasant Mountain Road property owned by Melissa N. Dover has come before county commissioners, with no decision yet on record.
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- March 24, 2026: Zoning variance request for property on Pheasant Mountain Road (owner Melissa N. Dover)
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- No next step has been documented.
A rezoning application could change land-use rules for the church's parcel, currently zoned for agriculture.
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- February 3, 2026: Rezoning application for New Hope Baptist Church property, Parcel 045-0Y, currently zoned Agricultural (A)
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- No next step has been documented.
A property owner is seeking a variance for a Spanish Moss Drive lot, a decision that could affect what's allowed on the property.
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- January 27, 2026: Variance application by Charlene Merritt for property at 10 Spanish Moss Drive
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- No next step has been documented.
County officials continue discussing how to expand and secure space at the government building, including for the court system, with no funding decision yet.
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- January 23, 2026: Government building annex upgrades and court system space/safety
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- No next step has been documented.
A county commissioner wants officials to discuss rules for accessory structures on lake properties, a topic that could affect what lakefront owners are allowed to build.
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- December 9, 2025: Commissioner Wright's request for a future work session on lakefront accessory-structure variances
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- No next step has been documented.
A pending application could allow a wholesale storage and retail use on land zoned PC, but the Stephens County Planning Commission has not yet acted on it.
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- December 2, 2025: Conditional Use application for wholesale storage/retail use, PC district
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- No next step has been documented.
A possible rock quarry in Stephens County has come up at two commission meetings, though no formal proposal or decision has been recorded.
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- October 28, 2025: Commissioner's report on potential rock quarry
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- No next step has been documented.
A property owner on Richardson Street is seeking a variance to allow an accessory structure in the front yard…
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- September 2, 2025: Variance for accessory structure in front yard at 192 Richardson St, Toccoa
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- No next step has been documented.
A request to rezone a small parcel on Buena Vista Drive could pave the way for combining it with adjoining property.
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- September 2, 2025: Rezoning 34 Buena Vista Drive, Eastanollee from AR to RS for property combination
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- No next step has been documented.
A conditional use permit that would let a recovery residence operate on Wafford Stowe Road in Eastanollee was rejected by the planning commission and…
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- August 26, 2025: Conditional Use Permit for recovery residence at 99 Wafford Stowe Road (Marion Dooley)
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- No next step has been documented.