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Brett, the county planner, said the owner had rezoned the property to RR‑2.5 roughly two and a half years earlier to enable a lot line adjustment with a neighbor, but the owner later chose to retain a larger parcel. Returning the parcel to A‑5, Brett said, “meets the comprehensive plan as well as the general character of the area, and this shows you the existing single family home on the property today. So staff is recommending approval of the requested rezoning.”

There were no public speakers for or against the rezoning on the record, and commissioners moved to close the public hearing and approve staff’s recommendation. The approval was procedural and intended to align the parcel’s zoning with adjacent properties.

The commission’s approval will be recorded in the minutes and, as an administrative rezoning recommendation, will follow the standard process for formalizing the change in the county’s zoning maps.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Bryan County Planning & Zoning Meeting June 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The planning commission approved rezoning a 2.5‑acre portion of property at 1913 Wildwood Church Road from RR‑2.5 back to A‑5 to align with surrounding zoning and the county comprehensive plan.","taxTitle","Bryan County, Georgia","taxId",28220,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6192824,"Planning commission denies rezoning for Parker’s convenience site after debate over traffic, sewer and cemetery buffer",4116,510000,4626000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3976689-ec7782003d0923201ebfa6655e313a99&start=510&end=4626","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3976689-ec7782003d0923201ebfa6655e313a99/thumbnail_510000.jpg","/articles/6192824/Bryan-County/Georgia/Planning-commission-denies-rezoning-for-Parkers-convenience-site-after-debate-over-traffic-sewer-and-cemetery-buffer","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192824-5113c51dac354be5ffddc0c3776d4f76/orig.mp4?Expires=1770414501&Signature=RNPibWvQgT7wGK38DxLo97xWXdXJz1d4RCF0scTf1Vm3ihy2t4zOUfUQd12mNKbC1jLPX6f565uArqsNU2tm6UZaARWgu0568XyrDyJ9Szmk6P2YGAud0nCuUDkPYCDFeNpy8i6UzCu0ulbfuaq6IOEfEM~cheSh1yfDBVRMILH0DcNh9IMd9jcAp7wmmRz8C~uyvuTVRzka0QYq44feAgaK5Z24gpne4F0cUhu1T6jBLWII33w8zYXdNkqwt5OOt9zbLZoIN0z1dmwf1Wzy4pwxR9nW7GXgjtjrQynayNX5Ry~0t~r3XnEtHVY65X3KWhCyKEZSe6JcApehs4GucA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bryan County planning commissioners on June 17 denied a rezoning request for a 3.832‑acre outparcel at the southwest corner of Belfast River Road and Highway 144 that would have allowed a Parker’s convenience store and fuel station to develop a roughly 6,000‑square‑foot store and fueling positions.

Staff recommended approval of the rezoning from A‑5 to B‑2 (General Commercial) with conditions including county review and payment of required Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)‑recommended turn lanes, GDOT approvals for access to State Route 144, acquisition of sewer easements if necessary and connection to county sewer when available. Despite those conditions and an applicant presentation, the commission ultimately voted to deny the rezoning.

Brett, the county planner who presented the application, said the proposed rezoning matched the comprehensive plan’s suburban and village‑center guidance and that a completed TIA estimated the project would generate about 1,283 trips and require full left and right turn lanes onto Belfast River Road and Highway 144. “They do fall in the county water and sewer service district,” Brett said, noting sewer may require easements and that “the applicant shall be responsible for all costs associated with the traffic improvements recommended in the TIA.”

Brian Klauser of Kimley Horn, representing the applicant, said standard construction documents will include a photometric lighting plan to direct light downward and minimize off‑site glare. Tiffany Jackson of Parker’s said the site would not include a separate diesel canopy and would be similar to other Parker’s Kitchen locations in the area.

Commission discussion focused on lighting near the nearby Burnt Church Cemetery (a 50‑foot buffer applies), truck traffic and septic/sewer connections. One commissioner announced during the hearing they would vote against the request; at the meeting’s close the commission revisited the Parker’s item and a motion to deny carried by a 3‑1 vote.

The staff conditions that were part of the record and which the developer would have had to satisfy included: bearing the cost of traffic improvements from the TIA; providing an updated plan showing on‑site septic if public sewer connection proved infeasible; connecting to county sewer when available; and obtaining all Georgia Department of Transportation approvals for any state route access prior to construction permits. The concept plan in the packet showed eight fueling positions and 61 parking spaces.

With the denial by the planning commission, the application will not advance from this advisory body. A developer could revise the proposal and return at a later date, or pursue the matter with the Board of Commissioners, which makes the final decision on rezoning applications after receiving staff and advisory commissions’ recommendations.","A request to rezone 3.832 acres for a Parker’s convenience store and fuel site on Highway 144 was denied by the Bryan County Planning and Zoning Commission after debate over traffic mitigation, sewer access and cemetery buffer impacts.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6192830,"Planning panel approves Lakes at Black Creek sketch plat despite residents' flood, septic concerns",3273,1074000,4347000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3976689-ec7782003d0923201ebfa6655e313a99&start=1074&end=4347","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3976689-ec7782003d0923201ebfa6655e313a99/thumbnail_1074000.jpg","/articles/6192830/Bryan-County/Georgia/Planning-panel-approves-Lakes-at-Black-Creek-sketch-plat-despite-residents-flood-septic-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192830-623b9066600300f3020b8e000d9b8022/orig.mp4?Expires=1770414501&Signature=JIFmACzbuzs2D4iKtzlAXiukRKB6Md1H5XOPUWSSWsjSWlPzR1-5aHYm1Wr3I2HS686bhz4oH7sPOu1SlVrroYtx6-84-STyura~bai1AQqUMtZQ9rHWNOA9bgLHBdXqhjvpmo4uimME3KNm9iJ6Jazx7Uyhp6~GTVWsa6uSDv5vypYN3u-BmEdmH0l7irF09yKs2WlkS1MBsdwpvW5YGstVppi1iiXLrou3aQ3xCyv6VM2qLqeVPtsCaG9wGPJQJn5klE9rEgkkvGeQ1560NqLgJ7mkaP8~vZ7wh9oie-~NFAVAh2NXHL3vhe8iPozh5A80~w2aTiG~AfZlgPHyMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning and zoning commissioners on June 17 approved a sketch plat for a 144‑lot Phase 2 of the Lakes at Black Creek subdivision in northern Bryan County, with a staff condition that the developer complete a detailed flood study and address stormwater and floodplain issues before civil construction permits are issued.

The sketch plat, presented by county planning staff, would bring the development’s total from 353 lots originally approved in 2010 down to 263 lots across phases 1 and 2 after a previously planned Phase 3 was removed. Staff said the plan meets Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) standards for density and lot size and provides required recreation areas, open space and 50‑foot buffers where applicable.

The vote followed more than an hour of public comment in which residents cited repeated flooding, septic problems, concerns about groundwater and wells, and the condition of Page Road, the unpaved access road serving parts of the project. “When we have any type of heavy rains, my entire property floods,” said Dawn Poe, who identified her address as 235 Page Road. “I just wanna know, can we stop for a second and see what that's gonna be like?”

Staff planner Brett (staff member) told the commission the project complies with the comprehensive plan’s emergent suburban character area and with the UDO’s technical requirements. “They are showing the appropriate recreation that is required by the UDO,” Brett said. He noted the developer is required to provide a detailed flood study for lots that fall in the unnumbered A zone and to satisfy the county’s stormwater standards.

Neil McKenzie of Coleman Company, representing the applicant, said a flood study and modeling are already underway. “We do have our flood study underway, so we're in the process of doing our modeling … and we'll have that done in plenty of time to have, you know, to be on the plans and coordinated with the plans when they come in,” McKenzie said.

On technical points staff and the applicant said: the sketch plat shows 1.5 units per acre (below the 2 units/acre maximum), minimum lot sizes above the UDO threshold (greater than 15,000 square feet and 75 feet wide), 12.87% open space (exceeding the required 10%), two active playgrounds and one active field, and 50‑foot buffers around AG‑5 zoned adjacent property. The developer plans a lift station and gravity sewer to connect to a nearby wastewater treatment plant rather than individual septic systems, and Consolidated Utilities was identified by the applicant as the expected operator of water and sewer infrastructure after construction.

Residents urged the commission to deny or defer, citing additional county costs for more schoolchildren, traffic impacts on unpaved Page Road, and potential impacts to Page Farms and other nearby properties. Kristen Stanford, a resident who raised school and county cost calculations, asked the panel to “please vote in denial” and outlined estimated fiscal impacts to county services if the development proceeds.

The commission approved the sketch plat “with the condition that a detailed flood study to establish a base flood elevation for lots that fall in the unnumbered A zone” be completed before civil construction plans are approved, and with standard UDO compliance requirements for streets, sidewalks, tree plantings, and recreational amenities. The decision does not authorize construction permits; it clears the sketch plat to advance to the next phases of the county review and permitting process.

The county staff and applicant repeatedly told residents the sketch plat satisfies UDO technical standards and that many of the residents’ enforcement concerns for Phase 1 (sidewalks, lighting, inspections) involve earlier approvals and developers. Commissioners encouraged residents to pursue enforcement or remedies through their homeowners association, the health department for septic questions, and the Board of Commissioners for broader policy or enforcement questions.

Next steps for the developer include finishing the floodplain modeling, providing required civil construction plans, stormwater and on‑site mitigation designs, and securing required Corps of Engineers and state approvals for any jurisdictional wetlands impacts before permits will be issued.","Bryan County planning commissioners approved a sketch plat for 144-lot Phase 2 of the Lakes at Black Creek subdivision, with staff conditions requiring a detailed flood study and other technical work; nearby residents urged denial over flooding, septic and road concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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