Forsyth County pauses new grocery stores for 30 days

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — New grocery stores in Forsyth County are on hold for at least 30 days after commissioners voted Nov. 5 to stop accepting sketch plats, business license applications and rezoning requests for the businesses.

The pause gives the county time to consider tighter rules for grocery stores in strip malls, officials said.

The moratorium leaves existing stores unaffected. It is the third moratorium in effect as the county rewrites its development codes…

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