Oconee Commissioners To Decide On Another Reception Hall Request

Oconee County Commissioners, in their first meeting of 2018, are to decide the fate Tuesday night of a request for a reception hall on what is currently agricultural land on Cliff Dawson Road near Mars Hill Road.

The Planning Commission voted 5-3 on Dec. 11 to recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it deny the request by John Hadden III and Jennifer Hadden to convert 6.3 acres at 1110 Cliff Dawson Road from agricultural to business use so they can construct a barn-like reception facility.

The Planning Staff has recommended approval of the rezone request for the 5,800-square-foot reception hall.

The Board of Commissioners meeting starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday following the decision earlier this month by the Board to move starting times of its meetings up an hour from the traditional 7 p.m. start time.

The agenda for the Tuesday Board of Commissioners meeting also includes a report by Oconee County Utility Department Director Wayne Haynie on the status of a Water and Wastewater Master Plan under development for the county.

For more on the story, including a video of the Planning Commission meeting on Dec. 11, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Site of rezone request for reception hall.