The proposed change would let developers build multi-family housing on Suburban Residential-zoned land, affecting where higher-density housing could go in the county.
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- February 24, 2026: Multi-family housing density allowance in Suburban Residential (SR) district
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed change to the county's zoning and development code would let one official approve plats instead of the Planning Commission.
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- February 24, 2026: Transfer of plat approval authority to the Planning and Development Director
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed change to the county's zoning and development code would require trees in stream and zoning buffers to stay in place and half of all trees on…
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- February 24, 2026: Tree protection requirement (50% of site trees to remain protected)
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed zoning change would require county commissioners to sign off on new wireless telecommunications towers, with an exception for government-owned towers.
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- February 24, 2026: Wireless telecommunications tower approval requirement
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's development authority received an update on workforce and outreach programs, including a new career pipeline effort for local students.
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- February 12, 2026: Partnership Habersham update: Habersham Works workforce program, Ninth Grade Academy Career Fair, and Strategic Plan
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- No next step has been documented.
A resident's offer to train board members on zoning policy puts the county's handling of unmanaged growth before the Development Authority.
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- February 12, 2026: Public comment: offer of free board training and discussion of unmanaged growth/zoning policy
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- No next step has been documented.
The airport commission is weighing where a private investor would build new hangars, part of a broader effort to bring in outside money for airport development.
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- February 10, 2026: Proposed T-hangars and apron hangar site for Horizon Dreams
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's parks advisory board has been discussing fixing the pavilion floor at the Fairgrounds, but no repair has been approved.
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- January 22, 2026: Dewey Tench refurbishment (flooring, booth space outlines, gravel/grading, beautification)
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- No next step has been documented.
A Habersham County advisory board put fairgrounds beautification on its agenda, but no decision has been recorded yet.
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- January 20, 2026: Fairgrounds beautification
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- No next step has been documented.
The county's development authority received an update on Partnership Habersham's Habersham Works workforce program and money set aside for the group's Strategic Plan.
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- January 8, 2026: Partnership Habersham Update
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- No next step has been documented.
A local manufacturer's search for a new facility has county development officials weighing a possible site at the Hutchinson property.
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- January 8, 2026: Discussion of existing industry expansion and relocation needs (Mac Tech, Habersham Metal, Foundations)
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- No next step has been documented.
A joint work session floated restricting new commercial projects to highways like 115 and 17, a change that could reshape where businesses can locate in the county.
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- December 9, 2025: Commercial development limited to major highway corridors with enhanced design standards
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- No next step has been documented.