Tyrone grows its retail area with rezoning of 7 acres

A 7-acre tract near the southeast corner of Dogwood Trail and Ga. Highway 74 was rezoned by the Tyrone Town Council on Nov. 2 to make way for a commercial development.

Above, the Tyrone Town Council on Nov. 2 approved a commercial rezoning request for property on Dogwood Trail near Ga. Highway 74. Pictured, from left, are Councilman Ken Matthews, Mayor Pro-tem Gloria Furr, Councilman Ryan Housley and Councilwoman Linda Howard. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Property owner Gail Dixon requested that the 6.9-acre tract be rezoned from A-R (agricultural residential) to C-1 (commercial).

The council voted to rezone the property on a 4-0 vote. Mayor Eric Dial was out of town.

The subject property is located across Dogwood Trail from a retail and office center.

Planning Director Phillip Trocquet in recommending the request said area properties are currently zoned commercial, office-institutional, educational-institutional and residential.

Trocquet said the property is located in the Community Gateway Character Area and is appropriate for commercial zoning.