Zoned nowM-1Warehouses and light industry. New homes aren't allowed.
Would becomeR-1Single-family houses.
- 1Case file: photos & plans ↗2730 & 2740 Texas St
- 2Case file: photos & plans ↗256, 264, 272, 284, 290, 294 Spikes St
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning
Zoning hearings
What’s proposed in your neighborhood, what it means, and how to have your say — from the agendas and results Planning & Zoning posts.
Next hearing · draft agendaIn 13 days
Monday, October 26
1:30 p.m. · Planning & Zoning CommissionA public session at 12:30 p.m. comes first; testimony starts at the 1:30 hearing.
MBPZ Conference RoomMacon Mall (lower level), 3661 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite MB104
Want to speak? Sign in at the kiosk outside the conference room before the 1:30 hearing begins.
October 26 hearing Later hearingsNumbers match the cases below.
On the agenda
What Planning & Zoning will decide October 26
Rezonings 2
Moves a property into a different zoning district, which changes what can be built or run there.
Conditional uses 2
A use the zoning allows only with Planning & Zoning's approval, case by case.
To allow a community center/ civic club
To allow a bar, tavern and nightclub with amplified music and entertainment
Historic design approvals 8
Approval for visible exterior work in a historic or downtown district, called a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Fence5
111 Buford Pl
For design approval of a fence
Fence6
2148 Vineville Ave
For design approval of a fence
Tree removal7
1194 Forsyth St
For exterior modification to the landscape (tree removal)
Sign8
473 Second St
For design approval of signage
Sign9
552 D T Walton Sr Way
For design approval of signage
Addition10
863 Edgewood Ave
For exterior modifications to the building and design approval of an addition
Sign11
484 Mulberry St
For design approval of signage
Security cameras12
315 Poplar St
To install four exterior security cameras
Coming up
Later hearings
Draft agendas can change until the final agenda is posted, usually the Thursday before. Hollow pins on the map.
Monday, November 9Draft agenda20 cases: 4 rezonings, 8 conditional uses, 8 historic design approvals
Rezonings 4
Moves a property into a different zoning district, which changes what can be built or run there.
Zoned nowM-2Heavy industry. Homes aren't allowed.
Would becomeM-3Heavy industry, where some noise and emissions are expected.
Zoned nowM-1Warehouses and light industry. New homes aren't allowed.
Would becomeR-1Single-family houses.
- 14Case file: photos & plans ↗297, 287, 281, 257 Spikes Street
- 15Case file: photos & plans ↗347, 341, 333, 323, 317, 311, 305 Spikes St
- 16Case file: photos & plans ↗379, 361, 353 Spikes St
Conditional uses 8
A use the zoning allows only with Planning & Zoning's approval, case by case.
To allow subdivision of a lot
To allow a clinic or laboratory
To allow a restaurant with drive through
To allow an accessory dwelling unit / garage apartment
To allow a drinking and entertainment facility
To allow a drinking and entertainment facility
To allow a recycling center
To allow a place of worship with an educational facility and dormitories
Historic design approvals 8
Approval for visible exterior work in a historic or downtown district, called a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Windows25
230 Calloway Dr
For exterior modifications to the windows
Exterior changes26
555 First St
For exterior modifications to the rear doors
Porch or deck27
904 Orange Terr
For exterior modifications to front and side porch flooring materials
Sign28
985 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
For design approval of signage
Security gate29
241 Third St
For installation of security gate
Exterior changes30
571 Cherry St
For installation of exterior speaker
Exterior changes31
563 Cherry St
For installation of exterior speaker
Security cameras32
370 Cherry St
For installation of exterior speaker and security camera
Latest decisions
What Planning & Zoning decided Monday, September 28
15 approved2 deferred
Rezonings 4
- 2471 Houston Ave
- Approved3 rezonings · filed by P&Z itself245, 239, 235, & 227 Pittman St and 2643, 2637, & 2631 Waterville Rd; 2622 Texas St; 2575 Waterville Rd
Conditional uses 3
- 4111 Northside DrTo allow for a consumer goods establishment (more than 5,000 square feet)
- Conditional useCase file: photos & plans ↗518 Cherry St, Ste 101To allow extended hours and amplified music at an existing restaurant with alcohol consumed on premises
- 1231 Jefferson TerrTo allow a professional office
Historic design approvals 9
- 144 Pierce AveSign: for design approval of signage
- 360 First StSecurity gate: for installation of a security gate
- 682 Mulberry StSecurity gate: for installation of two security gates
- 634 First StSign: for design approval of signage
- 217 Hines TerrBuilding and landscape: for exterior modifications to the building and landscape
- 1134 Columbus StWindows: for exterior modifications to the windows
- 2713 Vineville AveDemolition: To demolish an existing structure damaged by fire
- 618 & 626 Arlington PlLot line: To modify the existing lot line to transfer a portion of the adjacent lot to the subject parcel
- 2626 Elizabeth PlWindows: for exterior modifications to the windows
Changes to the zoning rules 1
- ApprovedRule changeSolid Waste Handling Facilities
Appeals 1
- 2840 Riverside DrAppeal of staff’s rescission of fuel sales authorization from ZC-2026-1558
Your voice
How to have your say
Hearings are public, and anyone can speak for or against a case.
Speak at the hearing
Sign in at the kiosk outside the conference room before the 1:30 p.m. hearing begins. Speakers are sworn in, then give their name and address at the table. Each side gets at least 15 minutes in all: per side, not per person.
Send it in writing
Comments and evidence go to Planning & Zoning staff by 5 p.m. the Wednesday before the hearing, at info@mbpz.org. Bringing papers to the hearing itself? Bring seven copies.
Pull a case off the consent agenda
Cases nobody opposes can be approved together on a consent agenda, without a hearing. If you object before that vote, the case comes off and gets a full hearing.
Historic cases start a week earlier
The Design Review Board looks at them at 4:00 p.m. the Monday before the hearing and makes a recommendation. To speak there, register by the email on its agenda or sign in at the kiosk before 4:00.
Planning & Zoning’s decision is final. Its five commissioners are appointed, not elected, and the elected County Commission doesn’t vote on these cases. A decision can be challenged in court within 30 days of the written decision. Hearings are recorded. For a recording, call Planning & Zoning at (478) 241-2554.
The process
How a case moves
- 1
Someone applies
An owner, a business or P&Z itself files online. The 2026 schedule's deadlines fall about 40 days before each hearing.
- 2
Public notice
A legal ad runs in the newspaper 15 to 45 days before. When someone other than P&Z asks for a rezoning, a REZONING sign also goes up on the property at least 15 days before.
- 3
Review
Staff write a report on each case, in its case file. Historic and downtown cases go to the Design Review Board first.
- 4
Hearing and vote
Staff explain the case, then the applicant and supporters speak, then opponents. It takes 3 of the 5 Planning & Zoning commissioners' votes to act.
- 5
After
The decision is final. A denied rezoning can't come back for six months, and a decision can be challenged in court within 30 days.
Decoder
What the zoning codes mean
Every property in Macon-Bibb sits in one zoning district, and the district decides what can be built or run there. Codes marked Design review are historic or downtown districts, where visible exterior work may need a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Homes
Neighborhoods of houses, duplexes and apartments.
- R-1 to R-1AAAA
- Single-family houses. More A's mean bigger minimum lots, from 6,000 sq ft in R-1 to 60,000 in R-1AAAA (on sewer).
- R-2, R-2A
- Houses and duplexes. Apartments need Planning & Zoning's approval.
- R-3
- Apartments and other multifamily housing, plus houses and duplexes.
- MHR
- Manufactured homes, on single lots and in manufactured-home subdivisions.
Shops and business
Stores, offices and services, from corner shops to downtown.
- C-1
- Neighborhood shops for everyday needs, close to where people live.
- C-2
- Most kinds of stores and services, grouped together.
- C-4
- Businesses serving drivers on highways and major roads.
- C-5
- Small convenience shopping for the surrounding neighborhood.
- CBD-1, CBD-2
- Downtown (CBD-1) and the gateways into it (CBD-2): shops, offices and homes.Design review
- SC
- Where adult-entertainment businesses may locate, with closer review of each site.
Historic districts
Older neighborhoods and buildings protected for their history.
Design review- HR-1
- Historic neighborhood of houses; duplexes aren't allowed.
- HR-2
- Historic neighborhood of houses and duplexes.
- HR-3
- Historic neighborhood; apartments and offices need Planning & Zoning's approval.
- HC
- Historic business area.
- H-BH
- The Beall's Hill neighborhood, within the Intown Historic District.
- HPD
- A custom plan Planning & Zoning approved, inside a historic area.
Industry
Warehouses, plants and other industrial uses.
- M-1
- Warehouses and light industry. New homes aren't allowed.
- M-2, M-3
- Heavy industry. Homes aren't allowed in M-2.
Farm and rural
Farmland and homes on large rural lots.
- A
- Farms, and uses that fit alongside farming.
- RR
- Homes in rural areas, on lots of at least an acre.
Planned developments
Custom plans the Planning & Zoning Commission approves one by one.
- PDS
- A custom site plan Planning & Zoning approved, for one kind of use.
- PDM
- A custom plan Planning & Zoning approved, mixing uses or for businesses.
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What a property is zoned, whether a kind of business is allowed there, whether it’s in a historic or flood zone, and what a case near you means.
Ask MulberryPeachTracker is an independent civic site, not part of Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning. This page reads the agendas and results P&Z posts at mbpz.org and refreshes every half hour. A draft agenda can change until the final one is posted, and P&Z’s signed results are the official record. Zoning codes are explained from the county’s zoning ordinance. Questions about a case: Planning & Zoning, (478) 241-2554 or info@mbpz.org.