Update 2025-09-09:
Videos: A controversial and an easy rezoning, pet shop ordinance, and Moody AFB water storage tank @ LCC 2025-09-08.

The

rezoning on Horace Avenue next to Mud Swamp Creek that the Planning Commission recommended to deny is on the agenda for the Lowndes County Commission this week.

As is the

Lake Alapaha Boulevard rezoning that sailed through the Planning Commission.

Plus a
Pet Shop Ordinance,
and
Moody Water Storage Tank Rehab,
for which Moody is reimbursing the county.

Packet: 1 controversial, 1 easy rezoning, pet shop ordinance, Moody AFB water storage tank @ LCC 2025-09-08

Here is the

agenda.

The board packet, received in response to a LAKE open records request,
is

on the LAKE website,
with images of each page below.

For the rezonings, see also the
LAKE videos of the preceding Planning Commission.

LOWNDES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

PROPOSED AGENDA

WORK SESSION, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025, 8:30 A.M.

REGULAR SESSION, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, 5:30 P.M.

327 N. Ashley Street – 2nd Floor

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

4. Minutes for Approval
   1. Work Session – August 25, 2025 & Regular Session – August 26, 2025
      
5. Public Hearing
   1. REZ-2024-06 Budd Horace Ave, 1735 Madison Hwy, ~3.0ac, CON & C-H to CON & C-H, Well & Septic
      

      Documents:REZ-2024-06 Budd Horace Ave, 1735 Madison Hwy.pdf

   2. REZ-2025-14 Dinkins, 6533 Lake Alapaha Blvd, 1.0ac, C-C to R-21, County Water & Septic
      

      Documents:REZ-2025-14 Dinkins, 6533 Lake Alapaha Blvd.pdf

6. For Consideration
   1. Pet Shop Ordinance
      

      Documents:Pet Shop Ordinance.pdf

7. Bid
   1. Moody Water Storage Tank Rehab
      

      Documents:Moody Water Storage Tank Rehab.pdf

8. Reports – County Manager

9. Citizens Wishing to be Heard-Please State Your Name and Address
   

10. Adjournment

PROPOSED AGENDA

PDF

REZ-2024-06 Budd Horace Ave, 1735 Madison Hwy, ~3.0ac, CON & C-H to CON & C-H, Well & Septic

to bring the current commercial use of the property into compliance and for speculative future commercial use.

PDF

Table, Approval with 7 Conditions

PDF

Or Deny. GLPC recommended Denial 6:1.

PDF

Or Table. But staff recommends Deny.

PDF

Horace Avenue History and Timeline:

PDF

Aerial Maps: 05/2017 — wetland/ponds present since 1985; 02/2020 — wetlands filled in without permit

PDF

Aerial Maps: 03/2025 — no pond/wetlands visible

PDF

SURVEY with 100-YR_FLOOD ZONE AE

PDF

REZONING SURVEY PLAT FOR BUDD BILLBOARDS, L.L.C.

PDF

Duplicate of Page 9

PDF

Duplicate of Page 10

PDF

Zoning Location Map

PDF

Future Development Map

PDF

WRPDO Site Map

PDF

4.02.03 Site Design Standards for the Valdosta Regional Airport Overlay District (VLD)

PDF

The following generalized land uses are prohibited within runway

PDF

No building or structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained in a zone created by this section to a height in excess of the height limit established below.

PDF

Noise protection requirements apply within the area shown on drawing “7 of 8” in the Airport Master Plan Update within the 65 Ldn noise contour for the specified uses below.

PDF

4.03.11 Vehicle Repair Shops

PDF

COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND INSTITUTIONAL ZONING DISTRICTS

PDF

Page 22

PDF

Page 23

PDF

Page 24

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Section 4.03.20

PDF

Section 4.03.15

PDF

Page 27

PDF

REZ-2025-14 Dinkins, 6533 Lake Alapaha Blvd, 1.0ac, C-C to R-21, County Water & Septic

to develop the property residentially.

PDF

Page 29 is blank

PDF

LoI for rezoning from Tony Dinkins

PDF

SURVEY

PDF

Zoning Location Map

PDF

Future Development Map

PDF

WRPDO Site Map

PDF

Pet Shop Ordinance

The overpopulation of pets in Lowndes County has led to euthanasia numbers being higher than acceptable for quite some time. Overpopulation is a direct result of the lack of spay/neuter occurring in Lowndes County.

PDF

LOWNDES COUNTY PET SHOP ORDINANCE

PDF

IV. RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF ANIMALS

PDF

VIII. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES

PDF

Moody Water Storage Tank Rehab

BUDGET IMPACT: $149,370.00 FUNDING SOURCE: (X) Reimbursement. Two bids.

PDF

CONTRACT AGREEMENT with Razor Back LLC

PDF

issuing ten (10) days written notice to the Contractor.

PDF

This Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without written agreement

PDF

IN WITNESS WHEREOF

PDF

NOTICE OF AWARD

PDF

August-25-2025-Work-Session-Minutes

Page 1

PDF

Quit-Claim Deed of Abandoned Section of Hightower Road

PDF

ADJOURNMENT

PDF

August-26-2025-Regular-Session-Minutes

Page 1

PDF

Page 2

PDF

litigation. Two law firms, Stag Liuzza located in New Orleans and Carothers and Mitchell located in

PDF

ADJOURNMENT

PDF

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