GAINESVILLE – A rezoning application for an historic building in the New Holland community was given conditional approval by the Hall County Commission but it didn’t come easy for the applicant.
Shortly after the application of property owner and physical therapist Warner Brock was first submitted in September two “conditions” were attached to the request by the Hall County Planning Department staff. That number swelled to fourteen conditions by the time Hall County Commissioners cast their decisive votes Wednesday evening.
New Holland Parlor in the historic New Holland Mill community was opened about a century ago according to Vic Wilson of Flowery Branch who spoke in support of the effort to turn a portion of the former community center into an event center.
Hall commission to hear planning items in staggered format Renovations are underway Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, inside the New Holland community center. A company wants to bring social life back to the old New Holland community center, using it for social events, such as weddings and birthday parties. The center is now mostly vacant, except for a physical therapy clinic. - photo by Scott Rogers
Planning and zoning items tend to come in big numbers and draw big crowds something the Hall County Board of Commissioners hopes to remedy next week with staggered meeting times, especially as COVID-19 continues to rage.
The meetings are set at specific times between 4 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, and at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28.
These 3 planning items coming up for vote later in month A proposed development with a combined 400 townhomes and apartments at 7285 Spout Springs Road would consist of 274 apartments and 124 apartments, featuring a clubhouse, pool and playground.
Concerns about rising COVID-19 cases prompted the Hall County Board of Commissioners to delay a full slate of planning and zoning requests to later in the month and even then, staggered over two days.
Ten items that were scheduled to be heard Thursday, Jan. 14, will now be heard at 4 and 6 p.m. Jan. 27-28 , the commission voted Monday, Jan. 11.
Commissioners “haven’t decided which items are going to be at what time on those days,” Hall County spokeswoman Katie Crumley said.