After the city council rejected a rezoning for a 34-lot subdivision off Saluda Drive, the same request has been placed back on the council's agenda for another public…
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- November 10, 2026: Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision - McCain Investment Properties, LLC
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- A public hearing on the rezoning request is scheduled before the city council on November 10, 2026.
The proposal would shift a small parcel from agricultural to residential zoning so it can be combined with an adjoining home lot.
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- November 3, 2026: Rezoning 0.24-acre portion at Parcel 057 022 to Residential Single for lot combination with 43 Edgewater Trail (Al Kole and Tammie Duckworth-Kole)
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- Stephens County Planning Commission meeting on 2026-11-03
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.
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- November 3, 2026: Rezoning 155 Tower Road (Anthony John Enloe and Melinda Brown Enloe) from Agricultural Intensive to Agricultural Residential
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- Stephens County Planning Commission meeting on 2026-11-03.
The board's denial keeps the 16.4-acre Lavonia property zoned for agricultural use rather than allowing residential development.
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- October 15, 2026: Rezoning 258 Whiting Rd from Agricultural (AG) to Rural Residential (RR) (RZ-2026-015)
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A proposed state permit would let an existing earthen dam in the Windsor Court subdivision be breached permanently and allow encroachment into a 25-foot state waters buffer.
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- October 14, 2026: Variance application to breach Windsor Court subdivision dam and encroach on 25-foot state waters buffer in Fayette County
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- No next step has been documented.
Stephens County sends its female inmates to the Jackson County jail and pays the bill, and commissioners now face a new, larger invoice.
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- October 13, 2026: Jackson County Sheriff's Office invoice
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- Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider the $17,780.00 invoice at its October 13, 2026 meeting.
McCain Investment Properties wants roughly 10.74 acres off Saluda Drive rezoned from agricultural to multi-family residential to build a 34-lot subdivision.
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- October 6, 2026: Rezoning ~10.74 acres off Saluda Drive from A (Agricultural) to R-2 (Multi-Family Residential) for 34-lot subdivision
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- City Council consideration of the rezoning request on October 6, 2026
Georgia EPD is considering renewing the permit that lets the Melrose Property Owners Association keep land-applying treated wastewater from its subdivision plant.
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- October 6, 2026: LAS permit reissuance for Melrose Property Owners Association's Melrose Subdivision Water Pollution Control Plant land application system
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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 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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The reduced setback lets construction proceed on narrow, nonconforming lots along Cash Street.
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- September 17, 2026: Variance request by ALMS Homes, LLC/Michael Bouge to reduce required side-yard setback from 10 feet to 5 feet on nonconforming lots along Cash Street
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- No next step has been documented.
Town officials are reviewing possible changes to the rules governing short-term vacation rentals, which could affect property owners who rent out homes to visitors.
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- September 9, 2026: Planning & Zoning application for text amendment to the STVR (short-term vacation rental) ordinance
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- No next step has been documented.