It appears no one is looking for a rezoning in Cherokee County as no requests have been scheduled for May.

Cherokee County, as well as the cities of Woodstock and Canton, had no interest from developers by the deadline for May applications.

There have been 14 rezoning requests filed countywide for public hearings this year, down from 17 at this time last year.

Twelve of those requests have been turned in to the county planning and zoning office, which serves unincorporated Cherokee, Ball Ground and Waleska. There were 11 turned in at this time last year.

Bob Whitaker, chairman of the Cherokee County Planning Commission, said just getting a line of credit has become very difficult for developers.

"The economic climate hasn't really changed for construction over the last two years," he said, adding that there is just not enough confidence in the market right now. "People can't see an end in sight to it."

The Canton Planning Commission has received only one request so far this year, down from four issued at this time last year. Last year's total includes one for April.

Woodstock has had only one rezoning request filed this year. The city had two filed at this time last year.

Today is the deadline for rezoning requests to be heard in April for Holly Springs. The city has not received any requests so far this year. It had not received any by this time last year.

"It is all related to the fact that loans aren't coming out," Community Development Director Brantley Day said, adding that nobody is going to seek a rezoning or try to clear land in the current environment. "The market is still depressed in regards to housing demand."

The city of Nelson has not had any rezoning requests turned in to be heard by April. The city has not had any requests this year, equal to the amount they had last year.

"You have to have a need to have a commercial establishment," Lamar Kellett of the Nelson Planning Commission said. "The need is not there. It is still difficult to get financing."