On Tuesday, August 9, 2021, the Board of Planning Commissioners met to discuss five new changes of zoning requests about a dozen people showed up for the meeting.

The meeting was to hear the request of the citizens requesting the changes and to express their recommendations to the county commissioners. The meeting opened at 6:00 pm and first on the agenda was the reading and approval of the previous meeting minutes which were approved by all without discussion and there was no old business. First on new business was Marcelle Bozeman from Four Mile Church Road in Ball Ground to request a change in zoning from Agriculture to Rural Residential for his parcel of four acres. Mr. Bozeman who was present spoke on behalf of his case and explained it was for a potential sale. There was no discussion from the commissioners and all voted for the re-zoning change.

The second request for a change in zoning came from Kevin Coombe from Hamrick Road, Talking Rock to change from Rural Residential to Agriculture. His request was due to having an equestrian farm which would require a costly soil and erosion test that was explained would needed to be done by an engineering firm.

It was also explained that if his 23.287 acres could be changed to rural it would not be required, by a costly engineering firm, and he would also be eligible for conservation status. The board approved unanimously to re-zone. Next on the agenda Susan Bozeman also from Four Mile Church Road in Ball Ground had her request to change the zoning on her parcel of 14.79 acres from Agriculture to Rural Residential and was approved.

The fourth request for change of zoning was from Bruce Johnson of Hwy 53 East, in Marble Hill to change from Agriculture to Rural residential and this was also approved by unanimous vote with no discussion. Final request on agenda came from Affordable Investments of Ludville Road in Jasper to change his parcel from Rural Residential to Suburban Residential. It was also explained that in that particular district of current homes it was currently a Suburban Residential community so he in fact would be complying with the current zoning.

He spoke stating that he had remodeled one of the homes and wanted to tear down the second home to build a new home for a family member. His request was also approved unanimously. It was also reiterated to those attending that these were recommendations only that would still need to be approved at the next County Commissioners meeting on August 19th.  There were no further board comments or public comments and the meeting adjourned at 6:40 pm.