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Franklin County board denies group home permit on Banks Academy Road

Commissioners voted 5-0 to reject a conditional use permit for a group home, dormitory, or boarding house on a 6.02-acre tract near Carnesville.

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At a glance

What this means now

Where it stands

A later Planning Commission agenda recorded that the Board of Commissioners had voted to deny the application 5-0.

The story

Samuel Richard, applicant, and property owner Rue Beau Rivage LLC sought a conditional use permit to operate a group home, dormitory, or rooming or boarding house on a +/- 6.02-acre tract on Banks Academy Road in a Rural Residential zoning district. The Franklin County Planning Commission first listed the application, C-2025-006, on its agenda.

SourcesJanuary 22, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF). Agenda

The Franklin County Board of Commissioners took up the same application, C-2025-006, at its February 2 meeting.

SourcesFebruary 02, 2026, Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Agenda. AgendaFebruary 02, 2026, Board of Commissioners Public Hearing Meeting Agenda. Agenda

Minutes from that meeting note the Planning Commission had recommended denial of the permit by a 4-0 vote.

SourcesFebruary 02, 2026, Board of Commissioners Public Hearing Meeting Agenda. Minutes

The Board of Commissioners then voted 5-0 to deny the permit, on a motion by Commissioner Thompson.

SourcesFebruary 02, 2026, Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Agenda. Minutes

A later Planning Commission agenda recorded that the Board of Commissioners had voted to deny the application 5-0.

SourcesFebruary 19, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting Agenda (PDF). Agenda

What happened

How this issue got here

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Not approved
unknown

Conditional use permit for a group home on Banks Academy Rd (C-2025-006)

Board of Commissioners voted to deny 5-0

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Conditional use permit for Rue Beau Rivage LLC group home/dormitory/rooming or boarding house on Banks Academy Rd, District 1

Conditional Use: Samuel Richard, applicant and Rue Beau Rivage LLC, Property Owners, have filed an application for conditional use permit for a Group home, dormitory, or rooming or boarding house

Not approved
confirmed

Conditional Use C-2025-006: group home/dormitory on Banks Academy Rd

Motion to Deny: Commissioner Thompson

Discussed
discussed

Conditional Use permit C-2025-006 for a group home/dormitory on Banks Academy Rd (Rue Beau Rivage LLC / Samuel Richard applicant)

Planning Commission Recommended Denial 4-0

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Conditional use permit for group home on Banks Academy Rd (C-2025-006)

have filed an application for conditional use permit for a Group home, dormitory, or rooming or boarding house in an Rural Residential (RR) zoning district.

Appeared on agenda
proposed

Conditional use permit for a group home on Banks Academy Rd, Carnesville (Richard/Rue Beau Rivage LLC)

conditional use permit for a Group home, dormitory, or rooming or boarding house in an Rural Residential (RR) zoning district

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