Hall County District 3 Commissioner Gregg Poole joined WDUN’s “The Martha Zoller Show” Thursday morning to talk about the county’s freeze on high-density zonings that was recently enacted by commissioners.
The commission voted on August 28 to suspend certain high-density zonings for a period of 180 days, running through February 25, 2026. A statement issued by the county the day after the vote said the goal of the freeze is to address citizen concerns about rapid growth in the county.
The suspension applies to any rezoning requests that involve changing the zoning of a property to anything from Residential-Two Family to Vacation Cottage. Poole said the goal of the freeze is to allow commissioners and county staff to re-examine the unified development code. Poole had previously publicly called for a moratorium on high-density rezonings in the county after multiple contested votes on the board of commissioners that led to projects in his district that he either voted to table or deny being approved by other commissioners…