On the agenda: Spalding County Planning Commission - Apr 02, 2026 — data center (Apr 2)

Agenda
Planning Commission - Regular Meeting March
31, 2026
6:00 PM
Room 108, Annex Building
119 E. Solomon Street
Griffin, GA 30223
1.

Call to Order

2.

Invocation
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3.

Pledge to Flag
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Pledge to Flag by Chair Mary Louise Upshaw.

Old Business
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Invocation by Commissioner Doug Hardwick.

Application 26-04Z: Reliance Realty Holdings LLC, owner, 1683 Macon Road, Griffin,
Georgia 30224; located in Land Lot 204 of the 2nd Land District, Parcel No. 229 01024,
consisting of 13.18 acres. The applicant is requesting to rezone the majority of the property
from C-1 (Highway Commercial) to R-6 (Planned Residential Community), for a
townhome development.
Application 26-11V: Reliance Realty Holdings LLC, owner, 1683 Macon Road, Griffin,
Georgia 30224; located in Land Lot 204 of the 2nd Land District, Parcel No. 229 01024,
consisting of 13.18 acres. The applicant is requesting to rezone from C-1 (Highway
Commercial) to R-6 (Planned Residential Community) and a variance from various R-6
design and development standards, per Sections 1105A and 1106A.

New Business
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Application 26-01FLUM: LBM Associates, owner, 0 Tomochichi Road and 1221
Tomochichi Road, Griffin, Georgia 30223; located in Land Lots 10, 11, and 12 of the 2nd
Land District and Land Lot 81 of the 3rd Land District, Parcel Nos. 214 01016B and 214
01016, consisting of approximately 291.04 total acres. The applicant is requesting to
rezone from AR-1 (Agricultural and Residential) and R-2 (Single-Family Residential) to C1C (Manufacturing Light), and the property is located in the Towaliga Residential
Character Area, thus requiring a Future Land Use Map Amendment.

Application 26-01Z: LBM Associates, owner, 0 Tomochichi Road and 1221 Tomochichi
Road, Griffin, Georgia 30223; located in Land Lots 10, 11, and 12 of the 2nd Land District
and Land Lot 81 of the 3rd Land District, Parcel Nos. 214 01016B and 214 01016,
consisting of approximately 291.04 total acres. The applicant is requesting to rezone from

AR-1 (Agricultural and Residential) and R-2 (Single-Family Residential) to C-1C
(Manufacturing Light) for a data center campus.
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Application 26-01S: LBM Associates, owner, 0 Tomochichi Road and 1221 Tomochichi
Road, Griffin, Georgia 30223; located in Land Lots 10, 11, and 12 of the 2nd Land District
and Land Lot 81 of the 3rd Land District, Parcel Nos. 214 01016B and 214 01016,
consisting of approximately 291.04 total acres. The applicant is requesting to rezone from
AR-1 (Agricultural and Residential) and R-2 (Single-Family Residential) to C-1C
(Manufacturing Light) and a special exception for a data center campus on the C-1C zoned
parcels, per Section 1403A(B)(8).

Application 26-07V: LBM Associates, owner, 0 Tomochichi Road and 1221 Tomochichi
Road, Griffin, Georgia 30223; located in Land Lots 10, 11, and 12 of the 2nd Land District
and Land Lot 81 of the 3rd Land District, Parcel Nos. 214 01016B and 214 01016,
consisting of approximately 291.04 total acres. The applicant is requesting to rezone from
AR-1 (Agricultural and Residential) and R-2 (Single-Family Residential) to C-1C
(Manufacturing Light) and a variance from the exclusion of data centers in the S-4
Sensitive Land Wetlands Protection District, found in Articles 21B, per the requirements of
Section 1403A(B)(8)(b), and also a variance for the maximum building height allowed in
C-1C zoning.

Application 26-05Z: Andre Smith, Sr., owner, 1394 Carver Rd, Griffin, Georgia 30224;
located in Land Lot 107 of the 2nd Land District, Parcel No. 233 01004B, consisting of 4.5
acres. The applicant is requesting to rezone from R-1 (Single-Family Residential) to AR-1
(Agricultural Residential) to be able to use the property for more agricultural purposes.

Application 26-04S: Luis Garcia., owner, 230 Manley Rd, Griffin, Georgia 30223;
located in Land Lot 103 of the 3rd Land District, Parcel No. 242E02001, consisting of 1.68
acres. The applicant is requesting a special exception for a General Home Occupation for a
low-impact, home-based personal training service on the R-1 zoned parcel, per Section
703(D)(1).
Preliminary Plat for Redington Estates, new 60-lot, residential subdivision on Macon
Road.
Additions and Revisions to the Urban Proximity Overlay Map of Spalding County, per
Appendix IV – Zoning, Article 4, Section 413, pertaining to enlarging the areas around the
City limits of Griffin designated as “Urban Proximity” areas.

Proposed text amendment to Part III, - Public Safety, Chapter 2 – Fire Prevention and

Protection, to clarify requirements for emergency responder radio coverage within
buildings.
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Proposed text amendment to Part VI, - Licensing and Regulation, new Chapter 11 – Yard
and Estate Sales, to establish frequency restrictions for yard sales and estate sales in
residential and other areas of the County.

Minutes
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Consider the approval of the meeting minutes for the meeting held on February 24, 2026.

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Report of Commissioners

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Adjournment