Board of Commissioners, May 20, 2026
Decided: Motion to adjourn work session, passed
What happened
On May 20, 2026, Newton County acted on Motion to adjourn work session.
This was a joint work session between the Newton County Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board to review draft Modules One and Two of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO); no substantive land-use votes were taken (only a motion to adjourn).
- Jurisdiction
- Newton County, GA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 20, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Joint work session presentation on Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Modules One and Two
Planning Director Sheena Applewhite and consultant Brian Mabry of Kendi Keyes Collaborative presented the third UDO update to the Board of Commissioners and Planning Board. Module One covers general provisions, base districts (including a new TC Technology Campus district for data centers), and use...
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Key Decisions (2)
Joint work session presentation on Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Modules One and Two
Motion to adjourn work session
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Development Activity (1)
Technology Campus (TC) zoning district for data centers
Industrial
Market Signals (6)
Infrastructure
Newton County Water has a large reservoir with capacity and…
Commercial Demand
Multiple data center developers (two were present at the advisory…
Housing Demand
Commissioners report build-to-rent conversions where developers turn platted single-family subdivisions…
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Who spoke
8 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Commissioner, 1 Unknown, 1 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep.
Identified name roles: 1 Commissioner, 1 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Brian Mabry, Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (16)
113 recorded timestamps
- density (5 timestamps)
- setback (7 timestamps)
- subdivision (16 timestamps)
- zoning (18 timestamps)
- conditional use (6 timestamps)
- residential (16 timestamps)
Decision moments (1)
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