Hall County public meetings in 2025

Board of Tax Assessors

The Board of Tax Assessors will meet to vote on property tax notices and administrative updates. The session includes reviews of homestead exemptions and the 2026 Mobile Home Digest.

• Capstone – Downtown Hotel vote
• 2026 Mobile Home Digest vote
• New and removal of Homestead exemptions
• Real and Personal Property 30-day and 45-day notices
• Conservation Use vote

The Board unanimously named John Smith as the Interim Chief Appraiser. A motion to approve the Capstone PILOT failed with a 2-1 vote, with one member recused and another abstaining. The Board also approved lists of 45‑day and 30‑day personal property notices and 30‑day motor vehicle notices, each by a 5‑0 vote. The meeting was adjourned at 5:43 p.m. after a unanimous vote.

• Interim Chief Appraiser appointment: John Smith (unanimous approval)
• Capstone PILOT approval: failed (2-1 vote; Ryals recused, Lipscomb abstained)
• 45‑day Personal Property Notices approved (5-0)
• 30‑day Personal Property Notices approved (5-0)
• 30‑day Motor Vehicle Notices approved (5-0)
• Minutes from November 19, 2025 approved (5-0)
• Agenda amendments approved (5-0)
• Meeting adjourned (5-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors will vote on tabling a homestead exemption report, removing properties for 2026, and approving real property appraisal notices. The board will also discuss policy on developer-owned common areas.

• Vote on tabling Homestead Exemption report
• Vote on removals for 2026 Homestead Exemption
• Vote on new 2026 Homestead Exemption items
• Vote on Real Property Notices (45-day, 30-day, CHO)
• Discussion on Developer Owned Common Area policy

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors approved the minutes from the November 12 meeting and the agenda as presented. They also approved several homestead lists for removals, exemptions recovery, and new entries for 2026, as well as new conservation‑use covenants and staff‑recommended denials. Additionally, the board approved various real and personal property notice lists.

• Approved minutes from the November 12, 2025 meeting
• Approved agenda as presented
• Approved homestead removal list and related 2026 homestead updates
• Approved new conservation‑use covenants and staff‑recommended denials
• Approved miscellaneous 45‑day property notices
• Approved 30‑day change property notices
• Approved CHO no‑change property notices

Board of Tax Assessors

The Board of Tax Assessors will vote on contracts for Kings Hawaiian, Kubota, and CJ Foodville, along with property notices for motor vehicles and personal property. The board will also set the schedule for the 2026 Board of Assessors meetings.

• Kings Hawaiian contract
• Kubota contract
• CJ Foodville contract
• Motor vehicle notices
• 2026 BOA meeting schedule

The board approved three new PILOT agreements (Kings Hawaiian, Kubota, CJ Foodville) and adopted the current list of NODs and releases. It also approved a new conservation covenant, a covenant renewal, the 2026 meeting schedule, and several notice lists for property and motor vehicle taxes. The homestead audit list was partially approved with the remainder tabled, and the board decided Tyler Technologies was not needed at this time. The meeting adjourned at 6:17 p.m.

• Approved PILOT for Kings Hawaiian (5-0)
• Approved PILOT for Kubota (5-0)
• Approved PILOT for CJ Foodville (5-0)
• Approved current NODs & Releases list and MV appeals (5-0)
• Approved new conservation covenant #12066 000007 (5-0)
• Approved covenant renewal #1 1021 000010 (5-0)
• Approved 2026 BOA meeting schedule (5-0)
• Approved various 30‑day, 45‑day, CHO, personal property, and motor vehicle notice lists (5-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Assessors will consider and vote on payment‑in‑lieu‑of‑taxes (PILOT) agreements for Kings Hawaiian, Kubota, CJ Foodville, and the Capstone Downtown Hotel. The board will also vote on homestead approvals and denials that include notices of assessment, a conservation‑use item, and the length of real‑property notice periods (45‑day and 30‑day). Additional agenda items include reports from the chief appraiser and public comment periods.

• Vote on PILOT agreements for Kings Hawaiian, Kubota, CJ Foodville, and Capstone – Downtown Hotel
• Vote on homestead approvals with notice of assessment (NOA)
• Vote on homestead denials with notice of assessment (NOA)
• Vote on conservation‑use item
• Vote on real‑property notice periods: 45‑day and 30‑day

The Board of Tax Assessors approved the minutes from the October 8 meeting and amended the agenda to remove the Capstone PILOT. It approved the lists of homesteads to be granted and denied, a voluntary covenant withdrawal, and several real‑property notice and appeal items, all with unanimous 4‑0 votes. The Board also decided to move the scheduled November 5 meeting to November 12.

• Approved minutes of previous meeting (4-0)
• Approved agenda amendment removing Capstone PILOT (4-0)
• Approved list of homesteads applied for (4-0)
• Approved list of homesteads to be denied (4-0)
• Approved voluntary withdrawal of covenant #15037 000013 (4-0)
• Approved forwarding of parcel #10169 000009 to BOE (4-0)
• Approved forwarding of real & personal property appeals to BOE (4-0)
• Rescheduled November 5 meeting to November 12 (decision, no vote recorded)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Assessors will vote on several property tax items, including vehicle and conservation use exemptions. They will present the local floating exemption calculation and discuss audit results for the total school tax homestead exemption. The meeting also includes first and second readings of PILOT agreements for Kubota, Kings Hawaiian, CJ Foodville, and the Downtown Hotel Project/Capstone.

• Real/Personal/Motor Vehicles – Vote
• Conservation Use – Vote
• Total School Tax Homestead Exemption Audit
• Local Floating Exemption Calculation – Presentation
• PILOT Presentations – 1st and 2nd readings for Kubota, Kings Hawaiian, CJ Foodville, Downtown Hotel Project/Capstone

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the prior meeting minutes, the agenda, and several administrative lists. It also approved new covenant applications, three tax‑exempt applications for Northside Hospital, and various notice lists. All actions were adopted with a 4‑0 vote.

• Approved September 17, 2025 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved agenda (4-0)
• Approved list of NODs & Releases and motor vehicle appeals (4-0)
• Approved new covenant applications (4-0)
• Approved exempt applications for Northside Hospital accounts #339473, #308946, #337453 (4-0)
• Approved denials on accounts #11104 000002 and #11104 000003 (4-0)
• Approved 45‑day revised notices list (4-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 5:50 p.m. (4-0)

Planning Commission

The commission approved the rezoning of 5019 Cagle Mill Road from AR‑1/R‑1 to Light Industrial with conditions, voting 4‑0. It denied the special‑use request for 5303 Browns Bridge Road, also 4‑0. It approved a variance for a detached garage at 3985 Mount Vernon Road, 4‑0. It tabled the sign‑variance request for 3580 Poplar Springs Road to the November 17 meeting, 4‑0.

• Approved rezoning of 5019 Cagle Mill Road to Light Industrial with conditions (4-0)
• Denied special‑use amendment for 5303 Browns Bridge Road (4-0)
• Approved variance for detached garage at 3985 Mount Vernon Road (4-0)
• Tabled sign‑variance request for 3580 Poplar Springs Road to Nov 17 meeting (4-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors will vote on 45-day notices and approve a new employee. The meeting also includes a report on WinGAP and TAD/PILOTs.

• Vote on 45 Day Notices
• Approval of new employee
• WinGAP Conference attendance
• TAD/PILOTs discussion
• Comment Cards review

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the September 3, 2025 meeting minutes. They also unanimously approved the agenda as presented and the list of 45‑day revised notices. The meeting was then adjourned at 4:22 p.m. with a unanimous vote.

• Approved September 3, 2025 meeting minutes (4-0)
• Approved agenda as presented (4-0)
• Approved list of 45‑day revised notices (4-0)
• Adjourned meeting at 4:22 p.m. (4-0)

Planning Commission

The Hall County Planning Commission will vote on several land‑use proposals, including rezoning and special‑use requests. Items on the agenda include rezoning of 5019 Cagle Mill Road, 4020 & 3886 Cornelia Highway, and 2400 Okelly Road to Light Industrial (I-1), as well as variances and conditional uses for other parcels. The commission’s decisions will be final unless appealed to the Board of Commissioners, which will hold a public hearing on October 23, 2025.

• Rezone 5019 Cagle Mill Road from AR-1/R-1 to Light Industrial (I-1) – applicant NCP Holdings, LLC
• Rezone 4020 & 3886 Cornelia Highway and 4761 Cagle Mill Road – amend zoning conditions, Light Industrial (I-1) – applicant NCP Holdings, LLC
• Rezone 2400 Okelly Road from Planned Industrial Development (PID) to Light Industrial (I-1) for a data center – applicant Project Turbo, LLC
• Variance at 3847 Woodlane Way to reduce minimum yards for a single‑family residence – applicant Jesus and Melissa Penaloza
• Conditional use for 3400 & 3600 Lanier Waterside Drive to allow a construction trailer – applicant Kyle Petty

The commission approved the September 2 minutes (3‑0). It voted to table the rezoning of 5019 Cagle Mill Road to October 6, 2025 (4‑0). It approved the withdrawal of the special‑use request for 4020 & 3886 Cornelia Highway (4‑0). It removed the 2400 Okelly Road rezoning from the table (3‑0).

• Approved September 2, 2025 minutes (3‑0)
• Tabled 5019 Cagle Mill Road rezoning to Oct 6, 2025 (4‑0)
• Withdrawn special‑use application for 4020 & 3886 Cornelia Highway (4‑0)
• Removed 2400 Okelly Road rezoning from the table (3‑0)
• Removed item from the table (4‑0) – motion by Stan Hunt
• Removed item from the table (3‑0) – motion by Shannon Davidson

Board of Tax Assessors

The Board entered and exited an Executive Session to discuss pending litigation (4‑0 and 5‑0 votes). It approved the 2025 Tax Digest extension, a scheduled Tyler Technologies demonstration, and a series of notices and homestead application decisions, all with unanimous 5‑0 votes. The meeting was adjourned at 5:32 p.m. with a 5‑0 vote.

• Entered Executive Session to discuss pending litigation – approved (4‑0)
• Exited Executive Session – approved (5‑0)
• Approved 2025 Tax Digest extension – granted (no vote recorded)
• Approved list of NOD’s & Releases and motor vehicle appeals – approved (5‑0)
• Approved homestead applications to be denied for 2025 – approved (5‑0)
• Approved homestead applications to be approved for 2025 – approved (5‑0)
• Approved Tyler Technologies demonstration for Oct 28‑29 – scheduled (no vote recorded)
• Adjourned meeting at 5:32 p.m. – approved (5‑0)

Planning Commission

The commission approved the August 18, 2025 minutes by a 4‑0 vote. Several variance and special‑use requests were postponed: the Mount Vernon Road variance, the Bill Wilson Road ADU variance, the Browns Bridge Road special‑use, and the Whiting Drive variance were all tabled. The special‑use and parking‑variance applications for 2196 Centennial Drive were denied by a 3‑1 vote.

• Approved August 18, 2025 minutes (4-0)
• Tabled 3985 Mount Vernon Road variance to Oct 6 2025 (4-0)
• Tabled 7365 Bill Wilson Road ADU variance to Nov 3 2025 (4-0)
• Tabled 5303 Browns Bridge Road special‑use to Oct 6 2025 (4-0)
• Motion to table 1604 & 1608 Whiting Drive variance to Nov 3 2025 (vote not recorded)
• Denied special‑use request for 2196 Centennial Drive (3-1)
• Denied variance request for 2196 Centennial Drive (3-1)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors will meet to vote on revised real and personal property appraisal notices for 2025. The board will also consider votes regarding conservation use and property refunds.

• Vote on 2025 Revised Notices for Real/Personal Property Appraisal
• Vote on Conservation Use
• Vote on Personal Property Refund
• Vote on Real Property Refund
• Discussion of 2024 Preliminary DOAA Study

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors approved a new Letters of Authorization (LOA) policy. It also approved multiple property refunds and intent‑to‑breach letters for specific parcels. All actions were adopted unanimously or with full board support.

• Approved early out on parcel #12007 000009 (4-0)
• Approved list of mid‑year change covenants (4-0)
• Approved intent‑to‑breach letter with no penalty for parcel #15030 000032 (4-0)
• Approved intent‑to‑breach letter with no penalty for parcel #12059 000004C (4-0)
• Approved personal property refund on parcel #336293 for 2022‑2024 (4-0)
• Approved real property refund on parcel #08100 001097 for 2025 (4-0)
• Approved new Letters of Authorization (LOA) policy (5-0)
• Approved list of 45‑day revised notices (5-0)

Planning Commission

The commission unanimously approved the name change of a 0.60‑mile road segment to Cagle Road. It also approved variances and rezoning requests for properties on Lanier Islands Parkway, Ledan Extension, and Old Cornelia Highway, each with specific conditions. All motions passed with a 5‑0 vote.

• Approved name change of White Sulphur Road segment to Cagle Road (5-0)
• Approved variance to Section 6.2.6.B for 6034 Lanier Islands Parkway with conditions (5-0)
• Approved variance to reduce road frontage for 4302 Ledan Extension with conditions (5-0)
• Approved rezoning of 2614 Old Cornelia Highway to Light Industrial (I-1) with conditions (5-0)
• Approved rezoning of 2630 Old Cornelia Highway to Light Industrial (I-1) with conditions (5-0)
• Approved variance to Section 8.2.3 for 2630 Old Cornelia Highway buffer reduction with conditions (5-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the minutes from July 9, 2025, and the amended agenda. It also approved the current NODs & releases, personal‑property notice mailings, several conservation‑use actions, and lists of revised and motor‑vehicle notices. All motions passed with a 3‑0 vote.

• Approved July 9, 2025 minutes (3‑0)
• Approved amended agenda, removing Personal Property Refund (3‑0)
• Approved current NODs & Releases for real and personal property and motor‑vehicle appeals (3‑0)
• Approved mailing of 30/45‑day Personal Property notices (3‑0)
• Approved mid‑year change on #11012 000002 (3‑0)
• Approved sending intent‑to‑breach letter on #07328 002017 (3‑0)
• Approved sending intent‑to‑breach letters with no penalty for listed cases (3‑0)
• Approved list of misc. 45‑day revised notices (3‑0)

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission approved the July 21, 2025 minutes (5‑0). It denied the rezoning of 5401 Old Winder Highway to Residential Multi‑Family (5‑0) and to Light Industrial (5‑0). It then approved the rezoning of the 130.84‑acre Cagle Mill Road parcel to Residential Mixed, with conditions (3‑2). Items that were denied were each removed from the table (5‑0 each).

• Approved July 21, 2025 minutes (5-0)
• Denied rezoning of 5401 Old Winder Highway to Residential Multi-Family (5-0)
• Removed that rezoning from the table (5-0)
• Denied rezoning of 5401 Old Winder Highway to Light Industrial (5-0)
• Removed that rezoning from the table (5-0)
• Approved rezoning of 4745 Cagle Mill Road parcel to Residential Mixed with conditions (3-2)

Planning Commission

The commission withdrew the special‑use request for a group home at 5674 Bark Camp Road (4‑0). It approved the rezoning of 1608 Whiting Drive from Residential‑1 to Highway Business, adding detailed development conditions (4‑0). It also approved two special‑use requests on the combined 0.90‑acre parcel for vehicle repair and outdoor storage, each with the same conditions (4‑0 after amendment).

• Withdraw special‑use request for group home at 5674 Bark Camp Road (4‑0)
• Approve rezoning of 1608 Whiting Drive from R‑1 to H‑B with conditions (4‑0)
• Approve special‑use A (vehicle repair) on 1604/1608 Whiting & 1790 Browns Bridge (4‑0 after amendment)
• Approve special‑use B (outdoor storage) on same parcel with conditions (4‑0 after amendment)
• Reduce required parking spaces from 56 to 36 for the Whiting Drive project (4‑0)
• Require 15‑foot buffer and 6‑foot opaque fence adjacent to residential properties (4‑0)
• Require building setbacks and architectural compliance with Gateway Corridor Overlay District (4‑0)
• Require setback variance application before business license issuance (4‑0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the meeting minutes, the agenda amendment, and a contract with Ken Voss & Associates for appraisal services. It also approved updates to homestead exemptions, conservation use covenants, and the 2025 tax and motor vehicle notices. All votes were 4‑0.

• Approved minutes of June 18, 2025 meeting (4-0)
• Approved agenda amendment adding contract item (4-0)
• Approved contract with Ken Voss & Associates for appraisal (4-0)
• Approved list of NODs & releases and motor vehicle appeals (4-0)
• Approved 2025 homestead exemption additions, removals, denials, and audit reinstatements (4-0)
• Approved mid-year conservation use covenants and breach letters (4-0)
• Approved 2025 tax notices for real and personal property (4-0)
• Approved 30‑day motor vehicle notice list (4-0)

Planning Commission

The commission approved a special‑use request for a Fifth Third Bank with conditions, voting 4‑0. It also approved a special‑use request and a variance for outdoor storage at 3024 Dale Road, each voting 3‑1 with one opposition. Motions to table two rezoning applications for 4745 Cagle Mill Road were adopted unanimously, and the June 16 minutes were approved 4‑0.

• Approved bank development with conditions (4-0)
• Approved special‑use for outdoor storage at 3024 Dale Road with conditions (3-1)
• Approved variance for outdoor storage at 3024 Dale Road with conditions (3-1)
• Motion to table rezoning of 4745 Cagle Mill Road to Residential Mixed (4-0)
• Motion to table rezoning of 4745 Cagle Mill Road to Planned Industrial Development (4-0)
• Approved June 16, 2025 minutes (4-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors approved the minutes from the June 4 meeting and added an agenda item for the Estimated Tax Digest. It unanimously removed listed homestead exemptions and audits for 2025, and approved multiple exempt property applications, including several for NEGA Health System. The board also approved a miscellaneous 45‑day notice and a voluntary CUVA application withdrawal.

• Approved minutes from June 4, 2025 (5-0)
• Approved agenda amendment adding Estimated Tax Digest (5-0)
• Approved removal of 2025 homestead exemptions list (5-0)
• Approved removal of 2025 homestead audits list (5-0)
• Approved voluntary withdrawal of CUVA application #12041 000009A (5-0)
• Approved exempt application on Personal Property Acct #312348 for NEGA Physicians Group (5-0)
• Approved exempt application on Personal Property Acct #349987 for NEGA Health System (5-0)
• Approved miscellaneous 45‑day notice on #10077A000010 (5-0)

Planning Commission

The commission voted 3-1 to deny the rezoning request for 6266 Yellow Creek Road, keeping the parcel in Agricultural Residential 1. Earlier, the June 2, 2025 minutes were approved 4-0 and a prior item was removed from the table 4-0. The board also approved three variance and special‑use requests, each with a 4-0 vote.

• Approved June 2, 2025 minutes (4-0)
• Removed prior item from the table (4-0)
• Denied rezoning of 6266 Yellow Creek Road (3-1)
• Approved front‑yard setback reduction for 5183 Glen Forrest Drive (4-0)
• Approved variance with conditions for 5235 & 5241 Winder Highway (4-0)
• Approved special‑use with conditions for 3654 Friendship Road (4-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the meeting agenda and a series of tax‑related actions. The board approved the current lists of NODs, 30/45‑day personal property notices, 30‑day motor vehicle notices, and new homestead exemptions for 2025. It also approved mid‑year change covenants for conservation use and an intent‑to‑breach letter for two parcels. All motions passed with a 5‑0 vote.

• Approved agenda amendment (5-0)
• Approved current list of NODs & releases for real and personal property (5-0)
• Approved mailing of 30/45‑day personal property notices (5-0)
• Approved list of 30‑day motor vehicle notices (5-0)
• Approved list of new homestead exemptions for 2025 (5-0)
• Approved list of exemptions to be removed for 2025 (5-0)
• Approved mid‑year change covenants for conservation use (5-0)
• Approved intent‑to‑breach letter for parcels #12028‑000025 & #12018‑000025B (5-0)

Planning Commission

The Hall County Planning Commission approved the May 19 minutes. It also approved a sign‑face angle variance for a monument sign on Athens Highway, a front‑yard setback reduction for an entrance sign at 504 John Harm Way, and special‑use amendments for the agri‑entertainment venue on Chestatee Road and the self‑storage facility on Thompson Bridge Road. All motions passed unanimously with a 4‑0 vote (Varner absent).

• Approved May 19, 2025 minutes (4-0, Varner absent)
• Approved increasing sign face angle to 90° for 2017 Athens Highway monument sign (4-0, Varner absent)
• Approved, with conditions, reduction of front yard setback to 5 ft 6 in for 504 John Harm Way entrance sign (4-0, Varner absent)
• Approved, with conditions, amendment of zoning conditions for 3266 Chestatee Road agri‑entertainment venue (4-0, Varner absent)
• Approved, with conditions, amendment of zoning conditions for 5162 Thompson Bridge Road self‑storage facility (4-0, Varner absent)

Planning Commission

The commission approved a special‑use amendment for 3625 McEver Road, allowing outdoor storage and service expansion with a list of conditions, voting 4‑0. A rezoning request for 6266 Yellow Creek Road was tabled until the June 16 meeting, also 4‑0. The front‑yard setback reduction for the East Hall Library addition at 3911 P Davidson Road was approved, 4‑0. The rezoning of 0 Reservoir Drive from R‑1 to AR‑1 was approved with conditions, voting 3‑1.

• Approved special use for 3625 McEver Road with conditions (4-0)
• Tabled rezoning of 6266 Yellow Creek Road to June 16, 2025 (4-0)
• Approved front‑yard setback reduction for 3911 P Davidson Road (4-0)
• Approved rezoning of 0 Reservoir Drive to AR-1 with conditions (3-1)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the minutes from the May 7 meeting and the agenda for this session. It also approved the lists of new homesteads, removals, and denials for 2025, as well as staff‑recommended conservation use covenants. A motion to table a parcel decision for Twisted Creek LLC was approved 3‑2, and an exempt property application for Northeast Georgia Care, Inc. was approved 4‑1. Several refund requests were either approved for forwarding to the Board of Commissioners or denied, each by a 5‑0 vote.

• Approved May 7 minutes (5-0)
• Approved agenda as presented (5-0)
• Approved new homestead list for 2025 (5-0)
• Approved conservation use covenants (5-0)
• Tabled Twisted Creek LLC parcel motion (3-2)
• Approved exempt application #01024 004004 for 2024 (4-1)
• Approved sending refund request #337193 to BOC (5-0)
• Denied refund request #342361 for 2023 (5-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors approved a series of items, including the minutes from the April 16 meeting and an agenda amendment, both unanimously. The board also unanimously approved updates to notices, homestead exemptions, conservation covenants, and the list of NODs and motor‑vehicle appeals. A five‑vote approval was given to send an intent‑to‑breach letter for parcel #12034 000002, and the board unanimously adopted new land values for all CUVA and FLPA properties. The meeting adjourned at 5:41 p.m.

• Approved minutes from April 16, 2025 (4-0)
• Approved agenda amendment (4-0)
• Approved NODs & Releases list and motor vehicle appeals (4-0)
• Approved mailing of 30/45‑day personal property notices (4-0)
• Approved new homestead exemptions for 2025 (4-0)
• Approved conservation covenants (new/renewal, mid‑year changes, denials) (4-0)
• Approved intent‑to‑breach letter for parcel #12034 000002 (5-0)
• Approved new land values for all CUVA & FLPA properties (4-0)

Planning Commission

The commission approved an amendment of conditions of zoning for 5707 Holiday Road to allow vehicle sales and repair only, with eight specific conditions. It also approved a variance at 5184 Cool Springs Road reducing the rear yard setback from 25 ft to 7 ft. Finally, it approved a special‑use amendment for the combined Friendship and Ridge Road parcels for a convenience store, retail, self‑storage and fuel pump, also with detailed conditions. All votes were 5‑0.

• Approved amendment of conditions of zoning for 5707 Holiday Road (vehicle sales/repair) with conditions (5‑0)
• Approved variance to reduce rear yard setback at 5184 Cool Springs Road from 25 ft to 7 ft (5‑0)
• Approved special‑use amendment for 4396 & 4382 Friendship Rd & 4436 Ridge Rd for convenience store, retail, self‑storage, fuel pump with conditions (5‑0)
• Removed from the table the original variance request for 5707 Holiday Road (5‑0)
• Removed from the table the variance request for 5184 Cool Springs Road (5‑0)
• Removed from the table the special‑use request for 2905 McEver Road (5‑0)
• Removed from the table the variance request for 2905 McEver Road (5‑0)
• Approved April 21, 2025 minutes (5‑0)

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission approved the zoning amendment for 3754 Price Road and 3715 Wahoo Falls Trace with conditions, voting 4-0. It also approved a setback variance for 6156 Lake Lanier Heights Road (4-0) and a sign‑standard variance for 3505 Kubota Way (4-0). The variance request for 5184 Cool Springs Road was tabled to May 5, 2025 (4-0), and the April 7, 2025 minutes were approved (4-0).

• Approved zoning amendment for 3754 Price Rd & 3715 Wahoo Falls Trace with conditions (4-0)
• Approved setback reduction for 6156 Lake Lanier Heights Road to 6.8 ft (4-0)
• Approved sign‑standard variance for 3505 Kubota Way with conditions (4-0)
• Tabled variance request for 5184 Cool Springs Road to May 5, 2025 (4-0)
• Approved April 7, 2025 meeting minutes (4-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Hall County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved the meeting minutes, agenda amendments, several conservation covenants, two exempt property applications, the MV appeal forwarding, a revised Norfolk Southern public utility notice, and the updated Policy and Procedure manual. All motions passed with a 4‑0 vote. The board then entered an executive session before adjourning at 6:42 p.m.

• Approved minutes from April 2, 2025 (4-0)
• Approved agenda amendments removing Homestead Exemptions (4-0)
• Approved list of new/renewal conservation covenants (4-0)
• Approved list of mid-year conservation covenants (4-0)
• Approved sending intent‑to‑breach letters with no penalty for potential breaches (4-0)
• Approved staff‑recommended denials of conservation covenants (4-0)
• Approved exempt application #1064 004006 for Northeast Georgia Health Systems (4-0)
• Approved exempt application #10104 000059 for Northeast Georgia Health Systems (4-0)

Planning Commission

The commission approved a set of yard‑setback variances for 3384 Lee Drive, allowing reduced side, rear and front setbacks to bring the existing residence and a new carport into compliance. It denied all three requests (special use and two variances) for the 5349 Browns Bridge Road vehicle‑repair project. It approved, with conditions, a conditional use and a setback variance for a rural business at 6000 Swansey Road. The commission tabled the special‑use request for outdoor storage at 3625 McEver Road to a later date.

• Approved variances for 3384 Lee Drive (5-0)
• Denied special use for vehicle repair at 5349 Browns Bridge Road (5-0)
• Denied off‑street parking variance for 5349 Browns Bridge Road (5-0)
• Denied gateway‑corridor overlay variance for 5349 Browns Bridge Road (5-0)
• Approved conditional use and setback variance for 6000 Swansey Road (5-0)
• Tabled special‑use amendment for 3625 McEver Road (5-0)
• Approved March 17, 2025 minutes (5-0)

Board of Tax Assessors

The Board unanimously approved the minutes from the March 19 meeting and the amended agenda. It also approved the 2025 list of new homestead exemptions, the list of homestead exemption denials, and several conservation covenant actions, all by 5‑0 votes. The exemption application for a vacant lot (#08006 001008) was denied after a 3‑2 vote, while an exemption for Cornerstone Assembly of God (#08053 005002A) was approved unanimously. All other listed items were approved without dissent.

• Approved March 19 minutes (5-0)
• Approved agenda amendment (5-0)
• Approved list of new homesteads for 2025 (5-0)
• Approved list of homestead exemption denials for 2025 (5-0)
• Approved new/renewal conservation covenants (5-0)
• Approved voluntary breach on #10143 000015 (5-0)
• Denied exemption application #08006 001008 (3-2)
• Approved exemption application #08053 005002A (5-0)