The Hall County Planning Commission on March 3 recommended approval of a proposal to convert a 10.66‑acre tract at 3219 Lake Drive to Vacation Cottage and to allow an 11‑lot single‑family subdivision, forwarding the recommendation to the Hall County Board of Commissioners for final action.

The applicant, represented by Carla Walker, said the plan includes a five‑foot concrete sidewalk along the northeast side of the internal roadway, a water‑quality treatment area south of Lots 5 and 6, and increased front‑yard setbacks on some lots. Walker told the commission her client agreed to limit use of the private dock to residents of the proposed development: "he would agree to restrict that to only folks within the 11 lots," she said.

Planning staff recommended approval of the rezoning and the special‑use permit with conditions and recommended denial of the variance to waive sidewalk requirements. The commission approved three related agenda items together: rezoning (Item 1A), special use for subdivision (Item 1B) and the variance request (Item 1D) with conditions that require sidewalks on a minimum of one side of the internal street and other site‑plan requirements. The commission’s motion included 11 conditions, including that development follow the site plan dated 02/14/2025 and the project narrative dated 11/26/2024, that the property be subdivided into a maximum of 11 single‑family lots consistent with the Vacation Cottage zoning district and that the private dock be restricted to residents of the proposed development.

The public portion for this application had been closed at an earlier meeting; no public speakers addressed the commission on March 3. The commission voted unanimously on all three actions and directed staff to forward the recommendation to the Board of Commissioners for final action at the board’s public hearing in April.

Details recorded in the staff memo and on the revised site plan include the added northeast sidewalk, the location of the water‑quality treatment area, the mailbox kiosk location, and the revised front‑yard setbacks. The commission noted a previously denied front‑yard setback appeal (acted on Jan. 21) is no longer subject to consideration.