Commission backs rezoning and frontage variance cleanup for three Spout Springs parcels

The Hall County Planning Commission on March 3 recommended rezoning 6060 Spout Springs Road from Agricultural‑Residential‑1 (AR‑1) to Office and Institutional (O‑I) and approved a road‑frontage variance for three adjoining parcels (6050, 6054 and 6060 Spout Springs Road) to allow reconfiguration of existing lots of record.

Planning staff said the three parcels are existing lots of record and that road improvements on Spout Springs Road now require 500 feet of frontage per lot under current standards; the three parcels combined provide the necessary frontage. Applicant Todd Reed said he purchased the existing orthodontist building and is cleaning up lot lines so all three parcels have compatible zoning and recorded boundaries; he described a long‑term leaseback with an existing tenant for the current building.

The commission approved rezoning of 6060 Spout Springs Road to O‑I and approved the frontage variance with staff conditions, and it noted the site plan submitted is conceptual and that final development will be governed by staff review and subsequent permitting. For one item the commission’s decision is a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners (rezoning) and for the road‑frontage variance the commission noted it had final decision authority unless appealed. Both actions were recorded as unanimous on March 3.

Staff conditions will govern interparcel access and required connectivity; the applicant indicated the conceptual plan includes two entrance points and interparcel connectivity for parking and access.