Planning Commission agendas and items

Upcoming Meeting, August 7, 2025

Following Athens-Clarke County procedure, you are being notified as a subscriber to the Neighborhood Notification Initiative that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider the following proposals on Thursday, August 7th at 6:00 PM in the Auditorium at 120 West Dougherty Street:

Proposals

  • 1030-1060 MACON HWY & 100-150 PURITAN LN - PD-2025-04-0702
    Type II - Master Planned Development
    Petitioner: Frank Pittman / Pittman & Greer Engineering
    Owner: Macon Highway Village LLC
    Request: From RM-1 to RM-2 (PD)
    Tax ID: 132D3 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016, & 017
    PROPOSAL:  70 Townhouse-Style Multi-Family Residences
  • 100 & 130 NEWTON BRIDGE RD - PD-2025-04-0696
    Type II - Master Planned Development
    Petitioner: Joseph Bates / SPG Planners & Engineers
    Owner: Westclox Rocks LLC
    Request: Amend an E-O (PD)
    Tax ID: 112 003 & 112 003C
    PROPOSAL: 191,000 Sq. Ft. of Commercial & Light Industrial Flex Space, 56 Townhome Residences
  • 210 E. CLOVERHURST AVENUE (UNIT 2) - SUP-2025-07-1343
    Type II - Special Use Permit
    Petitioner: Wayne & Abigail Lohman
    Owners: Wayne & Abigail Lohman
    Request: Special Use in RM-1
    Tax ID: 173A2 A038
    PROPOSAL: Commercial Short-Term Rental
  • 585 VINE STREET 1-5 - PD-2025-07-1351
    Type II - Planned Development Amendment
    Petitioner: Buck Bacon / W&A Engineering
    Owner: 585 Vine Properties LLC
    Request: Amend a C-N (PD)
    Tax ID: 172A4 001, 172A4 001A, 172A4 001B, 172A4 001C, & 172A4 001D
    PROPOSAL: Community Garden and Rebuilt Parking Lot
  • 480 S. MILLEDGE AVENUE - SUP-2025-07-1361 
    Type II -Special Use Permit 
    Petitioner: David Matheny / Armentrout, Matheny, Thurmond P.C.
    Owner: Alpha Xi Delta Georgia LLC
    Request: Special Use in C-O (M) 
    Tax ID: 122D2 A002
    PROPOSAL: 
    Sorority
  • 530 N. HULL STREET - ADC-2025-07-1352 
    Type III - Alternative Compliance 
    Petitioner: Buck Bacon / W&A Engineering
    Owner: Athens Housing Authority
    Request: Alternative Compliance for Title IX Sec. 9-10-6(C)8 regarding retaining wall height
    Tax ID: 163C5 C001 & 163C5 C001A (currently addressed as 180 & 115 Hickman Drive pending replatting)
    PROPOSAL: 
    Commercial-Residential Mixed-Use Building with 146 Multifamily Residences and Retail Space
  • FUTURE LAND USE MAP - Update
    Public Input and Consideration for Approval
    Petitioner: Athens-Clarke County Unified Government
    Request: Review and Approve Map Update

  • TEXT AMENDMENT - Short-Term Rentals
    Petitioner: Athens-Clarke County Unified Government
    Request: Amend the Code of Ordinances regarding short-term rentals

Project Details and Agenda

View details about each project and a tentative agenda for the Planning Commission meeting on the ACCGov website. 

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Public Comment

In Person Comments

Residents are invited to provide public comment in person at Planning Commission meetings. Applicants and representatives of specified interest groups are provided ten minutes to address the Commission. All other speakers are provided three minutes.

Written or Email Comments

Written or emailed public comments received by the Planning Department no later than noon Wednesday, August 6th will be forwarded to the Planning Commission for their consideration prior to the hearing. 

After this date, written comments may be read into the record at the hearing, subject to the previously noted time limits for addressing the Commission. Comments will also be forwarded to the Mayor & Commission. 

Meeting Purpose

The purpose of the Planning Commission hearing is to be a forum for public comments in favor or in opposition to the proposal.

After the Planning Commission hearing, the Mayor & Commission are tentatively scheduled to consider the requests at their Agenda Setting meeting on August 19th with a final vote tentatively scheduled for September 2nd, 2025. 

Public comment will be accepted at both the agenda setting and voting meetings. If you have any questions regarding the request, the review process or the review timeline for this application please contact the Planning Department by phone (706-613-3515), by e-mail (planning@accgov.com), or by visiting us at 120 West Dougherty Street, Athens, Georgia 30601.

Disclaimer

THE PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE UP TO 48 HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED MEETING TIME.

PLEASE CONTACT US OR CHECK THE WEBSITE TO CONFIRM THAT THE ITEM WILL BE HEARD.

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