A second reading of the special use permit, this time with conditions attached, was scheduled for June 9. No minutes recording a final vote on the permit have been included in the record.
IssueDemorestunder consideration
Demorest council considers special use permit for multi-family housing at 415 Fisk Avenue
Alan Baker and Philip Smith are seeking a special use permit to allow multi-family residential use on 4.14 acres at 415 Fisk Avenue, and the City Council has pushed the decision back twice.
Latest
June 9, 2026: Special Use Permit for 415 Fisk Avenue with conditions
What happens next
A second reading and public hearing on the special use permit, with conditions, was scheduled for June 9, 2026.
At a glance
What this means now
The story
Alan Baker and Philip Smith petitioned the Demorest City Council for a special use permit to allow multi-family residential use on 4.14 acres at 415 Fisk Avenue. The council opened a public hearing on the request on April 7.
At that same April 7 meeting, a council member said a news article claiming the Fisk Avenue permit had been discussed at the council's March meeting was inaccurate.
The request returned to the council's May 5 agenda. Rather than act on the permit itself, the council voted 3-1, with Allen dissenting, to reschedule the public hearing on it to June 2.
Notice and agenda materials again listed the special use permit request for consideration at the June 2 meeting.
A second reading of the special use permit, this time with conditions attached, was scheduled for June 9. No minutes recording a final vote on the permit have been included in the record.
What happened
How this issue got here
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Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use Permit for 415 Fisk Avenue with conditions
CONSIDERATION AND SECOND READING OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 415 FISK AVENUE
WITH CONDITIONS
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Special Use Permit for 415 Fisk Avenue with conditions
CONSIDERATION AND SECOND READING OF SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR 415 FISK AVENUE WITH CONDITIONS
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use Permit for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue
Consideration of a request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith to petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use Permit for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue
Consideration of a request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith to petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use permit for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue (Alan Baker and Philip Smith)
petition for a Special Use permit for the
use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use permit for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue (Alan Baker and Philip Smith)
petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use permit for Multifamily Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue
petition for a
Special Use permit for the use of Multifamily Residential at the property
located at 415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use permit for Multifamily Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue
petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multifamily Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use permit for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue (Alan Baker & Philip Smith)
Special Use permit for the
use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use permit for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue (Alan Baker & Philip Smith)
Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
TabledconfirmedSpecial Use Permit request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith for Multi-family Residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue
The motion to reschedule the public hearing for June 2 at 7:00 pm was approved (3-1 Allen).
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Special Use Permit request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith for Multi-family Residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue
The motion to reschedule the public hearing for June 2 at 7:00 pm was approved (3-1 Allen).
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use permit request for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue
Consideration of a request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith to petition for a
Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at
415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use permit request for Multi-family Residential at 415 Fisk Avenue
Consideration of a request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith to petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use Permit for Multi-family Residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue requested by Alan Baker and Philip Smith
petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use Permit for Multi-family Residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue requested by Alan Baker and Philip Smith
petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multi-family Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
Appeared on agendaproposedSpecial Use permit request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith for Multifamily Residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue
Consideration of a request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith to petition for a
Special Use permit for the use of Multifamily Residential at the property
located at 415 Fisk Avenue
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Special Use permit request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith for Multifamily Residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue
Consideration of a request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith to petition for a Special Use permit for the use of Multifamily Residential at the property located at 415 Fisk Avenue
DiscusseddiscussedRezoning/permit request by Alan Baker & Philip Smith for 415 Fisk Avenue residential conversion (B1 zone)
This constitutes the initial reading. The second reading is scheduled for May 5.
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Rezoning/permit request by Alan Baker & Philip Smith for 415 Fisk Avenue residential conversion (B1 zone)
This constitutes the initial reading. The second reading is scheduled for May 5.
DiscusseddiscussedSpecial Use Permit request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith for multi-family residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue (former Sherwood Clinic, converting to 8-10 long-term rental units)
A public hearing is opened for a special use permit request for a multi-family residential property.
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Special Use Permit request from Alan Baker and Philip Smith for multi-family residential use at 415 Fisk Avenue (former Sherwood Clinic, converting to 8-10 long-term rental units)
A public hearing is opened for a special use permit request for a multi-family residential property.
DiscusseddiscussedCouncilman's correction of Now Habersham news article claiming 415 Fisk Ave special use permit was discussed at the March meeting
However, it is inaccurate; 415 Fisk Ave was not addressed during the March meeting.
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Councilman's correction of Now Habersham news article claiming 415 Fisk Ave special use permit was discussed at the March meeting
However, it is inaccurate; 415 Fisk Ave was not addressed during the March meeting.
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