Health & Fitness
Developer of Oconee County Commercial Building at Daniells Bridge Road and Connector Seeking State Environmental Permit
A developer is asking the state to allow him to encroach on the buffer of a tributary of Barber Creek so he can build a commercial building at Daniells Bridge Road and Mars Hill Road.
An Athens dentist is asking the state Environmental Protection Division to allow him to encroach on the 25-foot buffer of a tributary of Barber Creek so he can build a commercial building at the corner of Daniells Bridge Road and Mars Hill Road across from QuikTrip.
Dr. James J. McDonald Jr. is asking for permission to pipe the tributary of the stream so he can put fill on to the 1.6 acre triangular lot and build a 3,500 square foot commercial building and associated parking lot.
According to documents submitted in support of the application for the state variance, the building will be used as a bank and will have entrances on both Daniells Bridge Road and Mars Hill Road.
The property already is zoned commercial.
McDonald already has a required permit from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to disturb the stream, according to the EPD.
The lot on which the commercial building will be constructed is an odd one, and the stream already flows through several culverts.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is now accepting comment on the application for the encroachment of the creek buffer. The deadline for comment is April 12.
For additional information on the project, go to Oconee County Observations.