On the agenda: Rome meeting — Data Center (Aug 6)

AGENDA
Rome/Floyd Planning Commission
August 6th, 2026
2:30 PM
Rome City Hall

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call/Determination of a Quorum
3. Minutes from July 2nd, 2026
4. Modification/Approval of Agenda
5. Hearing Procedures
6. A ULDC ordinance amendment related to Data Centers.
7. Requests (follows below)
County Applications:
SUP26-07-02, for the property at 155 S. Avery Road, Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel F13Z240,
being zoned Suburban Residential (S-R), requests a Special Use Permit for a Rooming or Boarding House (5-15
persons).
SUP26-08-07, for the property at 203 Featherston Road, Rome, GA 30165, Floyd County Tax Parcel I14Y061,
being zoned Suburban Residential (S-R), requests a Special Use Permit for a Hobby Farm.
Z26-08-05, for the property at 3709 and 3689 Martha Berry Highway and 0 North Highway 27, Rome, GA
30165, Floyd County Tax Parcels J11X091, J11X090, J11X351 requests to rezone from Community Commercial
(C-C) and Suburban Residential (S-R) to Multi-family Residential (M-R).
The Floyd County Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, August 25,
2026, in the Community Room, Floyd County Administration Building, 12 E. 4th Ave, Rome, GA,
to act on these requests.
City Applications:
SUP26-08-02, for the property at 10 Highway 411 and 0 Highway 411, Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax
Parcels J15W441 and J15W440, being zoned Community Commercial (C-C), requests a Special Use Permit for
Multi-family Residential.
SUP26-08-03, for the property at 304 East 19th Street, Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel J15X114,
being zoned High Density Traditional Residential (H-T-R), (rezoning to H-T-R was approved at the Rome City
Commission Meeting on May 26, 2026), requests a Special Use Permit for a Rooming or Boarding House (1-4
persons).
Z26-08-01, for the property at 1 Innovation Way, Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel J14E011, requests
to rezone from Heavy Industrial (H-I) to Office Institutional (O-I).
Z26-08-04, for the property at 711 West 2nd Street, Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel J13Y067,
requests to rezone from Office Intuitional (O-I) to Neighborhood Office Commercial (N-O-C).
Z26-08-06, for the property at 405 Forsyth Street, Rome, GA 30161, Floyd County Tax Parcel J13I244, requests
to rezone from Light Industrial (L-I) to Multi-family Residential (M-R).
The Rome City Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 PM on Monday, August 24, 2026,
in the Commission Chambers, 601 Broad St., Rome City Hall, to act on these requests.
8. New Business
9. Staff Report (July cases and updates)
10. Adjournment