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Housing, subdivisions, zoning, annexations, land use, and neighborhood change.
Where and how could the community grow?Housing & Growth issues across Northeast Georgia
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The proposal would let landowners split property into up to three lots without exceeding the minimum lot size set for their zoning district.
A proposed change to the county's zoning and development code would let staff, rather than the Planning Commission, approve subdivisions.
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.
A city commission retreat agenda calls for looking at how Cornelia handles annexation requests, a process that affects property owners seeking to join the city.
A proposed power service agreement would supply electricity to a Walmart distribution facility outside the city's home county.
The city is weighing whether to annex and rezone roughly 110 acres along GA Highway 365/Duncan Bridge for a commercial project…
A proposal to rezone the Hancock Meadows Phase 2 property from agricultural to R2 residential use could pave the way for denser housing near existing development.
The proposal would bring 88.44 acres along the GA Highway 365 corridor into the city and rezone it from agricultural to highway business use.
The assessment, prepared for the city, could inform future housing decisions in Cornelia.
The council has an appointment to its Housing Authority board pending, which would fill a seat overseeing the city's housing authority.
County leaders signaled a preference for keeping new residential growth outside cities low-density, a stance that could shape where and how densely future housing gets built.
A joint work session floated rules on home age, minimum size, and a ban on new mobile home parks that could affect future housing options in the county.
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