Gwinnett County Commissioners — Public Hearing, August 25, 2026
These minutes are unofficial. The county publishes minutes before the Board formally approves them, so this reflects the current public record and may be revised. The official version is linked below.
These are the unofficial minutes of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing held on August 25, 2026. The Board approved several zoning and special use permits, while denying two rezoning requests for an office and townhouses on Duluth Highway. Additionally, they approved a maintenance agreement with the Rowen Foundation, a multi-year contract for short-term rental monitoring, and an increase for gasoline and diesel fuel purchases.
Topics
- zoning
- contracts
- procedural
- stormwater
- water_sewer
- finance
- transportation
Actions
Approval to Amend Agenda
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Watkins · Second: Holtkamp
Approval to Amend Agenda to add GCID 2026-1181 as second item under New Business, Law Department and add GCID 2026-1163 as last item under New Business, Support Services
Approval of Amended Agenda
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Approval of Amended Agenda
Approval of Minutes
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Approval of Minutes: Work Session: August 18, 2026; Informal Presentation 11:00 a.m.: August 18, 2026; Business Session: August 18, 2026
Proclamation Celebrating Mill Creek High School Video Contest Winners
approved
Proclamation: Celebrating Mill Creek High School Video Contest Winners
2026-1100 — SUP2026-00010 Group Personal Care Home
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Holtkamp · Second: Watkins
Special Use Permit in an R-100 Zoning District for a Group Personal Care Home; 3.51 acres; District 4/Holtkamp
2026-1101 — SUP2026-00012 Place of Worship
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Holtkamp · Second: Watkins
Special Use Permit with Concurrent Variances in an R-100 Zoning District for a Place of Worship; 7.65 acres; District 4/Holtkamp
2026-1102 — REZ2026-00031 Shopping Center
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Carden · Second: Ku
Rezoning with Concurrent Variances of Tax Parcel No. R7043 138; 5390 Sugarloaf Parkway; C-2, R-100, and R-ZT to C-2 for a Shopping Center; 1.50 acres; District 1/Carden
2026-1103 — REZ2026-00032 Shopping Center
tabled · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Watkins · Second: Holtkamp
Rezoning with Concurrent Variance of Tax Parcel No. R5162 050; 3633 Loganville Highway; RA-200 and R-100 to C-2 for a Shopping Center; 6.87 acres; District 3/Watkins (Tabled on 8/25/2026) (Tabled to 9/22/2026)
2026-1104 — REZ2026-00033 Office
denied · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Carden · Second: Ku
Rezoning of Tax Parcel Nos. R7045 005 (portion), 573, and 575 (portion); 1300 Block of Maple Bend Trail, 1374 and the 1400 Block of Duluth Highway; O-I and R-100 to O-I for an Office; 1.08 acres; District 1/Carden
2026-1105 — REZ2026-00034 Townhouses
denied · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Carden · Second: Ku
Rezoning with Concurrent Variances of Tax Parcel Nos. R7045 005 (portion), 574, and 575 (portion); 1300 Block of Maple Bend Trail, 1374 and the 1300 Block of Duluth Highway; O-I, R-TH, and R-100 to R-TH for Townhouses; 3.34 acres; District 1/Carden
2026-1106 — REZ2026-00035 Independent Living Retirement Community
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Carden · Second: Ku
Rezoning of Tax Parcel No. R6204 050; 3555 Sweetwater Road; C-2 to MRR for an Independent Living Retirement Community; 4.56 acres; District 1/Carden
2026-1107 — AmendmentUDOA2026-00001 Daily Community Overlay District
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning Department · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Approval of an amendment to Title 1: Chapter 110 and Title 2: Chapter 214 of the Unified Development Ordinance and Amendment to the Official Gwinnett County Zoning Map by inserting new definitions and a new section 214-30 “Daily Community Overlay District”
2026-1151 — Maintenance Agreement with Rowen Foundation, Inc.
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Law Department · Motion: Carden · Second: Watkins
Approval/authorization for the Chairwoman to execute a Maintenance Agreement with the Rowen Foundation, Inc. for the rights-of-way within the Rowen site.
2026-1181 — Resolution extending temporary moratorium in Harbins-Alcovy Small Area Plan Study Area
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Law Department · Motion: Watkins · Second: Holtkamp
Approval/authorization for the Chairwoman to execute a Resolution extending 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.
2026-0912 — Award RP006-26 professional on-call planning services
approved · Vote: 5-0 · 1850000 (not to exceed) · Planning & Development · Motion: Carden · Second: Watkins
Award RP006-26, provision of professional on-call planning services on a multi-year contract, to multiple vendors. The initial term of this contract shall be August 25, 2026 through December 31, 2026, amount not to exceed $60,000.00. This contract may be automatically renewed on an annual basis through December 31, 2030, total amount not to exceed $1,850,000.00.
2026-1030 — Award RP013-26 short-term rental monitoring and license administration
approved · Vote: 5-0 · 415000 (not to exceed) · Planning & Development · Motion: Ku · Second: Carden
Award RP013-26, provision of short-term rental monitoring and license administration on a multi-year contract, to Azavar Audit Solutions dba Azavar Government Solutions... total amount not to exceed $415,000.00.
2026-1099 — Resolution updating Land Development and Other Services Fee Schedule
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning & Development · Motion: Watkins · Second: Carden
Approval/authorization to adopt a resolution updating the Land Development and Other Services Fee Schedule.
2026-1088 — Ratification of Plat approvals for July 1 through July 31, 2026
approved · Vote: 5-0 · Planning & Development · Motion: Watkins · Second: Carden
Ratification of Plat approvals for July 1 through July 31, 2026.
2026-1163 — Increase BL051-23 purchase of gasoline and diesel fuel
approved · Vote: 5-0 · 27500000 (not to exceed) · Support Services · Motion: Holtkamp · Second: Carden
Approval to increase BL051-23, purchase of gasoline and diesel fuel on an annual contract for the current contract period (September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026)... from $20,184,596.00 to $22,847,264.00 and approval to renew (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027), amount not to exceed $27,500,000.00.
Sources
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