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Board of Commissioners, May 20, 2026

Votes on Motion to adjourn work session, passed

1h 12m11,537 words
113 mentionsdensitysetbacksubdivisionzoningconditional useresidentialplatland useaducomprehensive planmixed useapprovedcommercialpublic hearingdeniedrezoningNewton County, GA
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What happened

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).

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Newton County, GA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 20, 2026
Decisions
2 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted, passed

Meeting Summary

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).

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Key Decisions (2)

Other

Joint work session presentation on Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Modules One and Two

Other

Motion to adjourn work session

Vote: passed

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…

Who Spoke (8)

CommissionerStaffApplicant's Rep

On the record: a commissioner, a staff member, and the applicant's representative.

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