Development & What's Coming in Stephens County
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What is proposed, permitted, or being built?What's Coming issues in Stephens County
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Stephens County's planning commission granted a conditional use permit allowing an appointment-only automotive detailing business on about 0.70 acres at 2245 Liberty Hill Road.
Stephens County's Planning Commission unanimously approved a request to build and run a 30-by-50-foot metal office/storage building on New Hope Road.
The commission's unanimous vote changes zoning on a 4.60-acre Brookhaven Circle property from agricultural-intensive to agricultural-residential use.
The approval lets Roman R. Rubets Jr. run automotive services, sales and repair on a 0.66-acre site at 1154 Rumsey Road in Eastanollee.
Verizon Wireless is seeking county approval for a roughly 199-foot wireless tower on Toccoa Falls College land near 938 Forest Drive.
The board's approval lets a roughly 1-acre parcel be used for a house, following a recommendation from the county's planning commission.
The county has finalized a change allowing roughly five acres at 1332 Hayes Road to be used for agricultural residential purposes.
A requested 30-foot reduction to the front setback at 140 Westside Drive would let construction sit closer to the street than county rules normally allow.
A roughly 7.85-acre property on Wilmot Drive could shift from single-family residential to general commercial use if the county planning commission approves the request.
The proposal would shift a small parcel from agricultural to residential zoning so it can be combined with an adjoining home lot.
A roughly 1-acre parcel on Tower Road is up for rezoning from agricultural-intensive to agricultural-residential use so it can be used for housing.
A rezoning request would change roughly 11 acres on Mize Road from agricultural-residential to commercial general use.
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