Maryland Fried Chicken at Pollard’s Corner in Appling is to be repurposed, according to a recent rezoning request by Pollard Land Company.
Last month, the landowner applied to rezone its two-acre parcel at 6008 Clarks Hill Road from M-2 General Industrial to C-C Community Commercial. The application’s narrative document states that a couple, Melissa and Billy Hoard, took over the lease of the restaurant last year, and have since then been in the process of renovating the building.
The restaurant is to be repurposed as “Granddaddy’s Grill,” complete with updates to décor and signage “until further plans are executed for further development around the Pollard’s Corner area.”
Pollard also requested a variance to accommodate its parking, the narrative noting that while the parking lot will be paved for future development, the company believes it’s “not necessary or appropriate to pave” for the proposed new eatery that will be replace Maryland Fried Chicken.
Savannah-based Drayton-Parker Companies recently submitted rezoning and variance requests for an eight-acre parcel at 170 S. Belair Road.
The rezoning application petitions to change the tract from R-2 Single-family Residential to Community Commercial. The company plans to build one of its Parker’s Kitchen convenience stores at the intersection of Belair and Oakley Pirkle roads.
The variance request seeks to accommodate the store’s 24-hour service, and its 41 parking spaces, rather than the maximum 25.
On May 2, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners approved a PUD revision to make way for a Parker’s Kitchen along William Few Parkway, amid opposition from neighboring residents.
Rafy Bassali is seeking another revision for his West Lake Commons PUD. The proposed updates include an anticipated 48,000 square feet of commercial space (formerly just over 42,000), and 167 new parking spaces. According to the narrative for the revised plan, the extra space will be for a therapeutic spa, an addition to retail space already planned for the project.
All three items are scheduled for hearings at the Columbia County Planning Commission’s meeting on June 29.
Skyler Q. Andrews is a staff reporter for The Augusta Press. Reach him at skyler@theaugustapress.com.
