Applicant drops M‑1 rezoning bid, will pursue truck‑parking permit instead

An applicant who asked Upson County planning commissioners to rezone 14.36 acres on Barnesville Highway from C‑2 to M‑1 told the board he no longer planned to push a general‑use repair garage and will pursue truck parking and outdoor storage under the county's special‑exception process.

Chair (speaker S1) introduced agenda item REZ2026‑03 and said the parcel (tax parcel 079003, Land Lot 2, 10th Land District) was the subject of an application by Trey Moss. Moss stepped to the podium and gave his name and Thompson, Ga., address. Moss told the commission he had received calls from trucking companies and wanted to lease the property for truck parking rather than operate a repair shop.

Staff (speaker S3) advised the commission that C‑2 zoning allows parking lots but not outdoor storage without a special exception. “M‑1 is just not supported on this piece,” staff said, explaining that a change to M‑1 would conflict with the county's future‑land‑use map and comprehensive plan and therefore would not be supported at the staff level. Staff also advised that outdoor storage would require an outdoor‑storage special exception and that a parking lot could be processed via site plans and required permits (erosion control, overlay review) without a rezoning.

Faced with that guidance, Moss said he would pursue truck parking and, if necessary, a special exception for outdoor storage rather than pursuing M‑1 rezoning. After discussing next steps for site plans, erosion‑control permit submittals and the gateway‑corridor architectural requirements that apply on permit, the chair closed the item with instructions to follow the staff guidance.

Why it matters: The exchange shows staff and the planning commission enforcing consistency between proposed rezoning requests and the county's comprehensive plan; it also illustrates the administrative pathway applicants can use to secure parking or storage uses without a full zoning‑map change.

What's next: Moss can submit a site plan and the necessary permits to the planning office; if his intended use includes outdoor storage beyond parking, staff told him that a special exception must be requested and processed through the county's public‑hearing sequence before the commissioners.