Planning Commission

Overview

The Oconee County Planning Commission is a joint endeavor between Oconee County and the cities of Bishop, Bogart, North High Shoals and Watkinsville. Started in the 1960s, the Commission currently has twelve members – eight appointed by the Oconee County Board of Commissioners and one appointed by each city's Mayor and Council.

The Commission reviews rezone and special use requests and forwards their recommendation to the appropriate elected body depending on jurisdiction.

Planning Commission meetings are regularly held at 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Commissioners Chambers in the Oconee County Administrative Building, located at 7635 Macon Highway, Watkinsville, on the third Monday of each month but are subject to change due to holiday conflicts. Please see the Planning Commission calendar to verify the date and time of monthly meetings. Agenda items are published in the Oconee Enterprise on the Thursday two weeks prior to each meeting and are available on the County web site. Information for requests scheduled for consideration by the Board of Commissioners or the Planning Commission are published on the County web site on Thursday prior to the scheduled meeting. 

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes.

Rezone, Special Use, & Variance Requests 

Information on upcoming requests coming before the Planning Commission and/or Board of Commissioners.

View Upcoming Requests

Members (4-year terms)

Post 1 - Jim Jenkins

10/1/2023

9/30/2027

Post 2 - Jeff Burks

10/1/2022

9/30/2024

Post 3 - Mike Floyd

10/1/2005

9/30/2025

Post 4 - Nathan Byrd

10/1/2020

9/30/2024

Post 5 - Matt Elder

4/6/2021

10/1/19-9/30/2023

Post 6 - Charles Hunt

3/1/2009

9/30/2024

Post 7 -  Nick Hobbs

10/1/2022

9/30/2024

Post 8 - Christopher Herring

10/1/2021

9/30/2025

Post 9 - VACANT

City of Watkinsville appt

Post 10 - Stephen Goad

Town of North High Shoals appt

Post 11 - Gavin Jordan

City of Bogart appt

Post 12 - VACANT

Town of Bishop appt

 

Additional Information

For additional information, please call (706) 769-3910.