RICHMOND HILL – Bryan County residents packed a Richmond Hill Planning and Zoning meeting Tuesday night to voice opposition to a proposed commercial rezoning near the historic Burnt Church Cemetery.
The request involves approximately 38.86 acres at the corner of Highway 144 and Belfast Keller Road. The property is currently zoned A5 Agricultural. The applicant is seeking B2 General Commercial zoning, a designation that could allow uses such as retail stores, medical offices, restaurants, banks, fuel sales and other large-scale commercial development.
The request by Bouhan Falligant, a Savannah law firm, on behalf of The Cape Group, a real estate development company, was originally heard by the Bryan County Planning and Zoning Commission in May but was deferred to allow additional public input in Richmond Hill…