subject in Mount Airy
Zoning and land use
21 related issues are currently assembled for this area.
Issues
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Habersham County halts new larger-subdivision plats while it weighs code and infrastructure changesawaiting decisionHabersham County challenges proposed Baldwin annexation near Duncan Bridge RoadapprovedHabersham County approves Hardyville Road rezoning, but larger site plans remain unsettledapprovedHabersham County Approves Targeted Pause on Larger Residential Development ApplicationsapprovedCannon Bridge Road Storage Plan Stalls After Failed County MotionapprovedBlair Road rezoning remains unresolved in county’s published record after September hearingunder considerationBaldwin boundary proposal leaves 20.92-acre highway tract’s future unsettledunder considerationBaldwin annexation debate moves forward, but Highway 365 project still awaits a decisionawaiting decisionAlto Mud Creek Road debris-transfer proposal still lacks a documented county decisionunder consideration
Meaningful Changes
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The June 15, 2026 agenda placed a further extension of the limited moratorium before commissioners, covering preliminary plats for residential developments of five or more lots and specified LI-R, MI-R, and PD rezonings. The agenda does not state the meeting’s disposition.Historical recordAt a June 4, 2026 town hall, officials presented revisions since the prior town hall, received public input, and said the Board was continuing to review and revise the proposed UDO based on feedback.Historical recordAt the June 4, 2026 town hall, Planning Director Mike Beecham outlined proposed data-center requirements addressing application materials, impacts, setbacks, post-construction compliance, and decommissioning financial assurances.Historical recordOn May 18, 2026, staff presented revisions removing the Conservation Subdivision district, reducing certain minimum lot sizes from five acres to three acres, adding family-subdivision exemptions and proposed data-center and water-use standards, and lowering some home-size requirements to about 1,400 square feet.Historical recordOfficial minutes for Minutes for 05.18.26 BOC Meeting record approval of this item: public hearing process, including allotted speaking times for proponents and opponents and procedures for rebuttal. Planning and Development DirectorHistorical recordThe May 18, 2026 Board of Commissioners agenda scheduled a public hearing on CU-26-02, seeking a self-storage and boat/RV storage facility on an 8-acre Cannon Bridge Road parcel.Historical recordAt the April 13, 2026 town hall, officials presented the proposed UDO and received public input. The proposal described nine zoning districts, five-acre Conservation and two-acre Rural Residential minimums, data-center special-use permits, and a zoning map still subject to correction from public feedback.Historical recordOn April 7, 2026, the Planning Commission unanimously untabled CU-26-02 and then unanimously tabled it for another month at the applicant’s request after staff received information about possible wetlands on the property.Historical record
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