The Henry County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously at its Jan. 22 regular meeting to approve a rezoning request for 115 acres on North Ola Road to allow for a single-family residential subdivision.
The zoning change is from RA (residential-agricultural) to R-2 Sewer. The applicant proposed 134 lots with a net density of two units per acre. The county’s Zoning Advisory Board recommended denial of this request in November, but the request is supported by the Future Land Map designation of low-density residential for that site. The property owner also owns about 50 acres adjacent to the site and has proposed to designate that land for a permanent conservation area that will not be developed.
Several people spoke in opposition, emphasizing their concerns about the impact on the nearby schools and their own property values.
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