Any ordinance the city adopts would set the rules for future data center projects in Toccoa.
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- July 27, 2026: Data center ordinance moratorium
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A proposed change to county subdivision rules would let landowners carve out more one-acre lots for family members without meeting normal zoning density limits.
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- July 20, 2026: New Family Exemption Subdivision allowance of up to three one-acre parcels for immediate family
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- No next step has been documented.
A proposed update to county development rules would bar residents from renting out recreational vehicles as short-term lodging.
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- July 20, 2026: Prohibition on recreational vehicles used as short-term rentals
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- No next step has been documented.
The proposed rules would set minimum house sizes, garage, bond and road requirements for new major subdivisions in the county.
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- July 20, 2026: Reduced minimum house size for major subdivisions from 1,800 to 1,200 square feet
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The new code, approved after a year and a half of review, rewrites the county's zoning and development rules and adjusts lot-size minimums, home-size standards and data-center permitting.
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- July 20, 2026: Proposed county zoning map
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The city's Historic Preservation Commission agreed to begin looking into designating two additional local historic districts, a step that could bring new design rules to affected properties.
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- July 16, 2026: Investigating establishment of two new local historic districts in Cornelia
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- No next step has been documented.
The rules that would guide changes to buildings in historic areas were up for discussion, with no decision recorded yet.
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- July 16, 2026: Review and discussion of the Historic Preservation Design Guidelines
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- No next step has been documented.
The vote clears a 4-acre tract at 8016 Highway 320 for agricultural zoning, a change residents near the property will see reflected in what can be built there.
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- July 16, 2026: RZ-2026-006 Rezone for John Harold Payne III, 8016 Highway 320, Toccoa, from Agricultural (AG) to Rural Residential (RR)
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A request to rezone a 14-acre tract near Carnesville for industrial flex-space use remains undecided after two postponements.
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- July 16, 2026: RZ-2026-011, RZ-2026-012, RZ-2026-013 Rezones for Stanton Porter/Paradigm Communities Inc. on Old Stagecoach Rd/I-85, Carnesville, from Agricultural and Highway Business to Light Industrial for a commercial flex-space park
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The board's vote lets a Rural Residential-zoned tract near Canon be used for vehicle parking and equipment storage tied to Liberty Propane operations.
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- July 16, 2026: V-2026-004 Variance for Statement Development/Liberty Propane Operations, Hwy 17 Canon - parking lot use on RR-zoned property
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The authority has voted several times since early 2025 to go behind closed doors on buying or selling property, but no public record shows what property or what…
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- July 16, 2026: Executive Session on property acquisition/disposal and pending litigation
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- No next step has been documented.
No vote has been taken, but the city's planning commission has discussed conceptual short-term rental subdivisions behind Leyland Hills and on Sycamore Way for nearly a year…
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- July 14, 2026: Trillium Project subdivision proposal at Sycamore Way (12-14 unit short-term rental development)
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- No next step has been documented.