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The city commission is weighing a shift in its regular meeting schedule for the last two months of the year, which would affect when residents can attend.
A state environmental variance would let the city work within a protected stream buffer to stabilize an eroding bank near an unnamed tributary of Sugar Creek.
A proposed variance would allow encroachment into the state-protected 50-foot buffer along Amicalola Creek to stabilize an eroding streambank.
A property owner is asking Stephens County to shrink the required front setback so a new house can be built closer to Bryant Road.
A requested variance for a camper at a Martin property goes before Stephens County commissioners.
Precision Home Builders' request to add four units to its Breanna Way townhome project remains undecided after the city council twice put off a vote.
The city commission is set to weigh a new appointment to the board that oversees alcohol licensing in Toccoa.
The city council approved bringing the Hwy 17 North property into city limits for a townhome project, then moved this summer to consider switching the plan to single-family…
The change would limit how much county staff can adjust building setbacks without a public hearing, affecting how much flexibility property owners get on setback requirements.
County commissioners are reviewing how variance requests and conditional use permits are evaluated, which could affect property owners seeking exceptions to zoning rules.
The change could set uniform front, side and rear setback distances for most homes countywide, though Lake Residential lots would keep their own separate rules.
The proposed change would let property owners get small setback adjustments approved administratively instead of going through the county's variance process.