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
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