subject in Franklin County
Zoning and land use
59 related issues are currently assembled for this area.
Issues
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Royston advances annexation tied to 1070 Franklin Springs Street rezoning requestapprovedRoyston advances Highway 17 North annexation with 36-home capapprovedRoyston Raises Certain Planning and Zoning Application Fees to $325approvedRoyston Has Yet to Record a Decision on Request for Four More Breanna Way TownhomesapprovedRoyston Closes Baker Street Rezoning Hearing Without Recording a Final DecisionapprovedOpposite rezoning requests leave Highway 320 tract’s status unresolvedawaiting decisionLiberty Propane’s Highway 17 variance is listed as approved, but Franklin County’s vote record remains unclearunder considerationHighway 106 rezoning advances, but Franklin County’s final decision is still unverifiedawaiting decisionFranklin commissioners weigh farm access against road upkeep and safety rulesunder considerationFranklin commissioners reject poultry-house rezone after neighbors raise water and road concernsrejectedFranklin Springs signals sign-rule review, leaving businesses without a proposed pathapprovedFranklin Springs clears late sign-permit request for Paisley’s Placeapproved
Meaningful Changes
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At a public hearing, commissioners discussed the proposed ±0.54-acre Highway 17 equipment-yard use, including a requested water connection. The minutes state the Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0, but record no Board of Commissioners vote.Historical recordThe Board of Commissioners' public-hearing and regular-meeting agendas placed V-2026-004 before the board for consideration and stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval 5-0.Historical recordAt a June 30, 2026 work session, the Board of Commissioners discussed an ordinance proposing multiple layers of protection for data centers and eventual incorporation of regulations into the Unified Development Code. Board feedback was requested.Historical recordAt a June 30, 2026 work session, Franklin County commissioners considered proposed data-center regulations for eventual inclusion in the Unified Development Code and were asked for feedback.Historical recordJune 18 Planning and Zoning Commission minutes state that the Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to approve V-2026-003, allowing conversion of the old manufactured home into storage on the roughly 2.24-acre Prospect Road tract.Historical recordThe Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled V-2026-004, a request to use a ±0.54-acre Rural Residential tract on Highway 17 in Canon for business equipment parking and storage.Historical recordOwners proposed rezoning a roughly 1-acre I-85/Stagecoach Road tract in Carnesville from Highway Business to Light Industrial for a commercial flex-space park.Historical recordThe Planning Commission postponed consideration of the roughly 1-acre commercial flex-space rezoning until its July 16, 2026 meeting. The minutes excerpt gives no voting details.Historical record
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