This calendar shows when a commercial rezoning could be heard in Hall County, from each body’s own published schedule. Pick the jurisdiction and the date your complete application could be filed, and the planner finds the next deadline and the hearings it feeds. If you are not sure which government holds the parcel, run the five-minute jurisdiction check first.
How to read the schedules
Each row runs left to right: the filing deadline, the first hearing (where a board hears the case and recommends) and the final hearing (where the governing body decides). A deadline is the last day a complete application can make that cycle. It is not a hearing.
- Unincorporated Hall County. The county reinstated its Planning Commission effective November 1, 2026, with its first meeting on Monday, November 2, 2026 (Hall County). Its schedule is titled proposed and tentative, and the 2027 Board of Commissioners dates are printed as tentative (Hall County schedule). Staff have 15 days after each deadline to review for sufficiency, and an incomplete application gets no agenda date. The schedule prints one board date as Thursday, February 1, 2027, but that date is a Monday: confirm it with Planning and Zoning at 770-531-6809.
- City of Gainesville. The city publishes no Planning and Appeals Board filing-deadline calendar online. Its calendar lists board meetings on Tuesday, November 10 and Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. (City of Gainesville), and City Council acts at a later meeting on its adopted calendar. Call Community and Economic Development at 770-531-6570 for the closing date.
- Oakwood. Each case runs from a completed-application deadline to the Planning Commission and then two City Council readings. The commission does not meet in December (Oakwood 2026 schedule).
- Flowery Branch. No planning commission or deadline schedule is published online. City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 6 p.m. (Flowery Branch); ask Community Development which meeting a complete application would reach.
After the decision
In Hall County, the Planning Commission takes final action on variances and conditional uses unless they are appealed (Hall County Planning Commission), and an appeal of a Board of Commissioners zoning action goes to Superior Court within 30 days under Georgia’s Zoning Procedures Law (Hall County). Hearing dates can move, so treat every date here as the body’s published plan and call before you rely on it. To see what each application needs, read the zoning and permitting guide; for land deals, the commercial land guide.
Decision tool · Rezoning Calendar
When could your rezoning be heard?
Choose the jurisdiction and the date your complete application could be filed. The planner finds the next published filing deadline and the hearings it feeds, from each board's own schedule, and saves the dates to your calendar.
Pick the jurisdiction and your filing date to see the next deadline and the hearings it feeds. The published schedules are below.
Unincorporated Hall County
Hall County reinstated its Planning Commission on Nov 1, 2026. Rezonings and special uses get a commission hearing and recommendation, then the Board of Commissioners decides.
| Application deadline | Planning Commission hearing | Board of Commissioners hearing |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 23, 2026 | Mon, Dec 21, 2026, 5:15 p.m. | Thu, Jan 28, 2027, 6 p.m. |
| Fri, Nov 6, 2026 | Mon, Jan 4, 2027, 5:15 p.m. | Mon, Feb 1, 2027, 6 p.m. |
| Fri, Nov 20, 2026 | Tue, Jan 19, 2027, 5:15 p.m. | Thu, Feb 25, 2027, 6 p.m. |
| Fri, Dec 4, 2026 | Mon, Feb 1, 2027, 5:15 p.m. | Thu, Mar 11, 2027, 6 p.m. |
| Fri, Dec 18, 2026 | Mon, Feb 15, 2027, 5:15 p.m. | Thu, Mar 25, 2027, 6 p.m. |
- Optional consultation meeting with staff to identify the applications needed. www.hallcounty.org
- Required pre-application meeting (within 2 months before submittal); staff provide a Pre-Application Verification Form. www.hallcounty.org
- Submit the application and documents in Accela by the published deadline; staff review for sufficiency within 15 days. www.hallcounty.org
- Pay invoiced fee; pick up, post and document the zoning notice sign by the due date. www.hallcounty.org
- Planning Commission public hearing and recommendation. www.hallcounty.org
- Board of Commissioners public hearing and final action at a voting meeting. www.hallcounty.org
Source: Hall County 2026 Planning Commission schedule · Zoning map · Development code
City of Oakwood
Oakwood runs each case from a completed-application deadline to a Planning Commission meeting and then two City Council readings. The commission does not meet in December.
| Completed-application deadline | Planning Commission | City Council (first reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 23, 2026 | Thu, Jan 14, 2027, 6 p.m. | Mon, Feb 8, 2027 |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2027 | Thu, Feb 11, 2027, 6 p.m. | Mon, Mar 8, 2027 |
- Assemble requirements: two original plats, plat copy, legal description, warranty deed, notarized owner consent, completed application, $500.00 fee. www.cityofoakwood.net
- File a completed application by the schedule deadline. www.cityofoakwood.net
- Planning Commission meeting (recommending body). www.cityofoakwood.net
- City Council 1st reading, then City Council 2nd reading. www.cityofoakwood.net
Source: City of Oakwood 2026 schedule · Zoning map · Development code
City of Gainesville
The city's Planning and Appeals Board hears zoning cases and advises; City Council decides.
The City of Gainesville does not publish a filing-deadline calendar online. Its Planning and Appeals Board meets Tuesday, Nov 10 and Tuesday, Dec 8, 2026 at 5:30 p.m., and City Council acts at a later meeting. Call Community and Economic Development at 770-531-6570 for the closing date that feeds each hearing.
- Book an appointment with Community and Economic Development staff to review the application for completeness (PUD applicants must confer at least 15 calendar days before filing). www.gainesville.org
- File the application with fee, plat or boundary survey, legal description, narrative, renderings and concept plan (traffic impact analysis / DRI if thresholds are met). www.gainesville.org
- City publishes newspaper notice and posts a sign 15 to 45 days before the Planning and Appeals Board hearing; adjacent owners are notified. www.gainesville.org
- Planning and Appeals Board public hearing and advisory recommendation (within 65 calendar days). www.gainesville.org
- City Council public hearing and final action (approve, approve with conditions, deny, table or refer back). www.gainesville.org
Source: City of Gainesville Planning Division · Zoning map · Development code
City of Flowery Branch
Flowery Branch's Community Development Department handles zoning; City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 6 p.m.
Flowery Branch does not publish a planning commission or filing-deadline schedule online. City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Ask Community Development which meeting a complete application would reach.
- Complete the Conditional Use and/or Rezoning Completeness Checklist and gather the application, legal description, sealed survey, site plan, letter of intent, development statistics and written analysis (Article 34). www.flowerybranchga.org
- Submit digitally (file share or flash drive) plus the original hard-copy application with wet seals and signatures. www.flowerybranchga.org
Source: City of Flowery Branch council schedule · Zoning map · Development code
Buying land that needs a rezoning? Plan the contract's due-diligence period around these dates, and talk it through first.
Ask about a siteQuestions people ask
When is the next Hall County rezoning application deadline?
Hall County's schedule lists a Planning Commission application deadline of Friday, October 23, 2026, for the December 21, 2026 commission meeting. The county labels the schedule tentative, so confirm with Planning and Zoning.
Source: Hall County, checked Oct 19, 2026
When does the Hall County Planning Commission meet?
On the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 5:15 p.m. at the Hall County Government Center, 2875 Browns Bridge Road, unless otherwise noted.
Source: Hall County, checked Oct 19, 2026
When does the Hall County Board of Commissioners hear zoning items?
At its voting meetings, 6 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays at the Government Center. Public comment on zoning items is taken only at the voting meeting where the item is heard.
Source: Hall County, checked Oct 19, 2026
Does Gainesville publish a Planning and Appeals Board deadline calendar?
No filing-deadline calendar is published online. The city's calendar lists board meetings on November 10 and December 8, 2026, at 5:30 p.m.; call the planning office at 770-531-6570 for the closing date.
Source: City of Gainesville, checked Oct 19, 2026
Does the Oakwood Planning Commission meet in December?
No. Oakwood's 2026 schedule says the Planning Commission does not meet in December.
Source: City of Oakwood, checked Oct 19, 2026
What happens after the Hall County application deadline?
Planning staff have 15 days to review submittals for sufficiency. An incomplete application gets no agenda date until the missing information is supplied.
Source: Hall County, checked Oct 19, 2026
