Cherokee County, GA — rezoning & P&Z cases
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07-015 — electrical contracting business
This case requests rezoning 1.45 acres from single-family residential to general commercial to accommodate an electrical contracting business, with concurrent variances to reduce driveway spacing and eliminate a required deceleration lane. Developers in the area should monitor this precedent-setting request, as approval could influence future commercial encroachment into residential zones and infrastructure requirement relief in the county.
07-014 — pool contracting company
Applicant is seeking a Special Use Permit to operate a pool contracting company and requesting concurrent variances to reduce buffer widths from residential areas, minimize landscape strip requirements, and eliminate a commercial entrance on Canton Street. This case involves modifications to standard zoning requirements that may affect neighboring residential properties and road access configurations.
07-013 — four-lot single family subdivision
This rezoning request would allow the creation of a four-lot single family subdivision on approximately 2 acres in Board of Commissioners District 4. The property would be rezoned from R-40 to R-20, allowing for higher density residential development. Developers should monitor this case if they have interests in similar residential developments in Cherokee County.
06-012 — Subdivision
This case involves rezoning 12.55 acres from commercial to single-family residential for subdivision development. The applicant is also requesting concurrent variances to reduce front building setback requirements from 65 feet to 35 feet. The case impacts commercial-to-residential land use conversion and street setback standards in District 2.
06-011 — Contractor business, office warehouse, landscaping company and outside storage yard
The applicant seeks to rezone approximately 3.9 acres from General Commercial to Light Industrial to accommodate a contractor business, office warehouse, landscaping company, and outside storage yard. A concurrent variance is requested to eliminate the 30-foot buffer requirement between the proposed Light Industrial zoning and adjacent General Commercial zoned property along the southern portion of the site. This change could affect adjacent commercial property owners and may influence land use patterns in the area.
05-010 — Single-family residential subdivision
This case involves rezoning approximately 58 acres from agricultural and general commercial districts to residential (RD-3) for a single-family subdivision. The applicant is also seeking multiple variances to reduce lot widths, modify setback requirements, adjust streetscape requirements, and allow alternative street configurations including hammerhead turnarounds and crescent turnarounds. Developers in the Cherokee County market should monitor this case as it establishes precedent for residential development standards and variance approvals.
05-009 — single-family home
A 0.92-acre parcel in BOC District 1 is being rezoned from General Agriculture to Single-Family Residential (R-40) to accommodate a single-family home. This case may affect area agricultural land conversion patterns and precedent for similar rezoning requests in the district.
04-007 — Mixed-Use Development
A 39.46-acre mixed-use development is seeking rezoning from multiple current zoning districts to General Commercial (4.46 acres) and Multi-Family Residential (35 acres), along with multiple variances including reduced setbacks, modified buffer requirements, reduced parking ratios, and allowance for non-cul-de-sac street configurations. Developers should evaluate whether this rezoning and variance approvals set precedent for similar density and design flexibility in the area, and assess potential neighborhood character changes from the residential-to-mixed-use conversion.
11-029 — Lot split
The applicant seeks to rezone 1.38 acres from Estate Residential (R-80) to Single-Family Residential (R-60) on a 3.23-acre property in BOC District 2. This rezoning will enable the property to be subdivided into separate lots with more flexible density requirements. Developers should assess whether this rezoning precedent or resulting lot configuration affects their nearby properties or development plans.
03-006 — residential subdivision
A 6.9-acre parcel in Cherokee County BOC District 2 is being rezoned from R-80 to R-60 to enable residential subdivision development. The density increase associated with the R-60 zoning could affect the character and traffic patterns of the area.
03-005 — single-family home
A 1.546-acre parcel in BOC District 1 is being rezoned from agricultural (AG) to residential (R-40) to allow construction of a single-family home. This rezoning case affects low-density residential development potential in the county's agricultural areas.
01-004S — Package Store
Applicant seeks to rezone 0.94 acres from Neighborhood Commercial to General Commercial zoning to permit a Package Store use. The request also includes a Special Use Permit for the package store and a variance to reduce the front setback from 50 feet to 25 feet along Old Ball Ground Road.
01-003 — rezoning
A rezoning request to convert Light Industrial zoned property to General Commercial zoning in BOC District 4. This could affect the commercial development potential and character of the area depending on the property size and adjacent uses.
01-002S — Climate Controlled Self-Storage Facility
A Special Use Permit is being sought for a climate controlled self-storage facility in BOC District 2. This case is relevant if you have interests in self-storage development or property in this Cherokee County district.
01-001 — rezoning
Hickory Flat Medical Partners is seeking to rezone 6.02 acres from Estate Residential (R-80) to Office and Institutional (OI) use. This rezoning would allow medical/office development on land currently restricted to low-density residential use. Developers should monitor this case if they have interests in medical office or institutional facilities in this area of Cherokee County.