Gwinnett County Commissioners — Public Hearing, February 17, 2026
These are the official minutes of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing held on February 17, 2026. The Board made several key zoning decisions, including denying a special use permit for a community center on Shiloh Ridge Trail and approving a rezoning for townhouses on Duluth Highway. Additionally, they approved a temporary moratorium on certain zoning map amendments in the Harbins-Alcovy Small Area Plan Study Area and authorized an ad valorem tax billing agreement with Berkeley Lake.
Topics
- zoning
- contracts
- finance
- procedural
Actions
Motion to Amend Agenda to add GCID 2026-0281
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Law Department · Motion: Watkins · Second: Ku
Add GCID 2026-0281 as 2 nd item for the Law Department under VIII. New Business
Approval of Amended Agenda
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Approval of Amended Agenda: {Action: Approved Motion: Ku Second: Carden Vote: 5-0}
Approval of Minutes: Work Session, Informal Presentation, and Business Session of February 3, 2026
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Approval of Minutes... {Action: Approved Ku Second: Carden Vote: 5-0}
Proclamation Celebrating Eagle Scout Kaylin Landrian-Shrewsbury
no_action
do hereby celebrate Kaylin Landrian-Shrewsbury as she becomes an Eagle Scout.
Proclamation Celebrating Go Red for Women: American Heart Month
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do hereby proclaim February 2026 as American Heart Month in Gwinnett County and celebrate the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement.
2025-1296 — SUP2025-00019 Special Use Permit for a Community Center at 4497 Shiloh Ridge Trail
denied · Vote: 5-0 · Planning & Development · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Special Use Permit with Concurrent Variances in an RA-200 and R-100 Zoning District for a Community Center; 13.25 acres; District 2/Ku... {Action: Denied Motion: Ku Second: Carden Vote: 5-0}
2025-1298 — REZ2025-00025 Rezoning from C-2 and O-I to R-TH for Townhouses at 2449 Duluth Highway and 2800 Block of McDaniel Road
approved · Vote: 3-2 · Planning & Development · Motion: Carden · Second: Ku
Rezoning with Concurrent Variances of Tax Parcel Nos. R7119 002A, 100, 114, 116, and 118; 2449 Duluth Highway and 2800 Block of McDaniel Road; C-2 and O-I to R-TH for Townhouses; 20.87 acres; District 1/Carden... {Action: Approved with Change Motion: Carden Second: Ku Vote: 3-2}
2026-0247 — CIC2026-00002 Change of Conditions for Property Zoned C-1 at 884 Bethesda School Road, 2596 and 2606 Cruse Road
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning & Development · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Change of Conditions with Concurrent Variances and Waiver of Zoning for Property Zoned C-1; 1.42 acres; District 2/Ku... {Action: Approved with Change Motion: Ku Second: Carden Vote: 5-0}
2026-0246 — SUP2026-00004 Special Use Permit for a Hookah Lounge at 6330 Lawrenceville Highway
approved · Vote: 4-1 · Planning & Development · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Special Use Permit with Concurrent Variance in a C-2 Zoning District for a Hookah Lounge; 2.81 acres; District 2/Ku... {Action: Approved with Change Motion: Ku Second: Carden Vote: 4-1}
2026-0182 — Amendment to the Agreement for Ad Valorem Tax Billing and Collection with the City of Berkeley Lake
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Law Department · Motion: Carden · Second: Ku
Approval/authorization for the Chairwoman to execute an Amendment to the Agreement for Ad Valorem Tax Billing and Collection with the City of Berkeley Lake, and a related Agreement for Ad Valorem Tax Billing and Collection with the Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner.
2026-0281 — Resolution Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Zoning Map Amendments in the Harbins-Alcovy Small Area Plan Study Area
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Law Department · Motion: Watkins · Second: Carden
Approval/authorization for the Chairwoman to execute a Resolution Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Acceptance of Applications for Certain Zoning Map Amendments for Properties Located Within the Harbins-Alcovy Small Area Plan Study Area.
2026-0208 — Ratification of Plat approvals for January 1, 2026 through January 31, 2026
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning & Development · Motion: Ku · Second: Watkins
Ratification of Plat approvals for January 1, 2026 through January 31, 2026.
2026-0263 — Memorandum of Agreement to maintain PlanFirst Community designation
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning & Development · Motion: Watkins · Second: Carden
Approval/authorization for the Chairwoman to execute a Memorandum of Agreement by and between the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and Gwinnett County, to maintain Gwinnett County’s designation as a PlanFirst Community for a three-year period ending December 31, 2028.
Sources
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