Hoechstetter v. Pickens Cnty.

Blackwell, Justice.

Pursuant to the Zoning Procedures Law (ZPL), OCGA § 36-66-1 et seq., before a county or municipality makes a "zoning decision,"1 it must afford affected landowners and other interested citizens an opportunity to be heard, and to that end, it must "provide for a hearing" on the proposed zoning decision and publish notice of that hearing. See OCGA § 36-66-4 (a).2 In August 2015, Doug and Lynda Tatum applied to the Pickens County Board of Commissioners for a conditional use permit for a 75-acre parcel near Jasper. The application was referred to the Pickens County Planning…