The Cherokee County Planning Commission had one rezoning request submitted before the deadline for its July meeting. The cities of Canton and Woodstock have no new requests to be heard in July.
There have been 20 rezoning requests filed countywide this for public hearings this year, up from 18 submitted at this time last year. Sixteen of this year's requests have been filed with the county planning office, which serves unincorporated Cherokee, Ball Ground and Waleska. There were 12 turned in to the county at this time last year.
James and Barbara Kirk have requested 14.25 acres at 399 Buford West Way be rezoned from R-80 single-family residential to agricultural for the construction of outbuildings.
Bob Whitaker, chairman of the county's planning commission, said the market is not turning around at the rate people would like.
"Its just slow. It is really slow," he said. "Not enough product has been absorbed to kick the development doors open."
Holly Springs will hear its first two rezoning cases this month. The city has none for June so far. The June deadline is Friday. The city had no rezoning requests at this time last year.
Ricky N. Hopkins has requested 2.7 acres at East Cherokee Drive and Highway 140 be rezoned from R-40 single-family residential to general commercial for unspecified retail.
Russell and Vicki Simmons, James and Kathryn Simmons and Doug and Rebecca Mullinax have requested 8 acres on Providence Road near Harmony on the Lakes be rezoned from Planned development residential to agricultural.
"We have been talking to (both applicants) forever. They just decided it was time," Brantley Day, community development director for the city, said.
Canton has no requests for July this year. The city had none in July last year. Canton has had just one rezoning request this year and four at this time last year.
Woodstock has no requests for July. The city did not have any in July last year. There has been one rezoning request so far this year in Woodstock, down from two at this time last year.
Jeff Wood, a member of the Woodstock Planning Commission, said the city still has a lot of lots zoned but not built on. He said that the residential market is "completely in the ditch."
"The new housing market just hasn't turned around yet," he said.
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