
Neighbors oppose townhomes in new subdivision at Rivoli and Bass
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning hearing interrupted by impromptu debate over public comments

Salon, apartments seek security fencing and P&Z rejects design of downtown development
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning wants more architectural detail on apartments, retail space and parking deck behind City Hall

PZ: Substance abuse recovery expansions approved, but transfer station design needs more work
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning commissioners express concerns about trash operation proposed near Lynmore Estates playground

P&Z: Neighbors oppose transfer station, disappointed homeowner must alter fence
New Chick-fil-A approved, changes for Vineville Christian Towers and Wesleyan College plans to open new venue in downtown

Concerns over wetland, amenities stall south Bibb subdivision approval
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning commissioners say the housing is needed, but neighbors raised concerns about the planned development near wetlands

P&Z rules owner of historic home must redo ‘inappropriate’ renovation
Changes made to the old ‘Wet Willie’ house on Georgia Avenue came without prior approval from Design Review Board and P&Z

P&Z: Old Holiday Inn to be apartments; new use for Westgate parking lot
Macon Housing Authority shelves East Bank apartments and proposed solid waste transfer station proposal deferred two weeks

330 people oppose rezoning farmland for 164 new homes on Walden Road
A standing-room-only crowd packed the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission hearing trying to preserve nearly 97 acres as agricultural, not residential

Vineville neighbors oppose The Big House Allman Brothers Museum’s new zoning definition
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning approved the museum’s amendment that could allow special events in the county’s historic residential districts

South Bibb neighbors thwart commercial encroachment
Macon-Bibb P&Z also allows group home expansion, travel trailer park and OKs altered plans for River Edge neighborhood off Bloomfield

P&Z rule change would allow Intown Macon room rentals; downtown ATM runs afoul of Design Review Board
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission is revising, refining and updating its code

Historic homes’ hidden costs, regulatory headaches catch folks off guard
Macon-Bibb’s Design Review Board routinely sees owners who run afoul of historic district guidelines and fail to seek required approvals