Franklin County Has Yet to Resolve Conflicting Development-Area Rules
Commissioners heard that staff apply a six-to-10-acre reading of a county development code section, but meeting minutes show no vote or ordinance amendment.
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Franklin County considers tougher test for zoning variances
Commissioners discussed tying exceptions to property-specific hardship and limiting effects on neighboring land, but the April 14 record shows no final decision.
Franklin County Considers Common Home Setbacks, With Lake Areas Kept Separate
Commissioners reviewed a proposal that would apply 40-foot front, 25-foot side and 30-foot rear setbacks to primary homes across most residential classifications…
Franklin County considers making Planning Commission recommendation decisive in tied zoning votes
Commissioners discussed the idea during an April Unified Development Code review, but the meeting record does not establish that any rule was adopted.
Franklin County considers tougher guideposts for zoning variances, but takes no recorded final action
Commissioners discussed a property-specific hardship test and limits on relief at an April special meeting; the minutes do not show whether the proposal became county policy.
Franklin County commissioners set future review of development code concerns
The board discussed subdivision rules, the county’s two-acre minimum lot size and permitted uses, but the March 2 minutes record no adopted amendment.
Franklin County puts development-code review on future agenda, without adopting changes
Commissioners raised concerns about the Unified Development Code on March 2, but the meeting minutes do not identify proposed revisions or set a date for the promised work…
Carnesville home setback request remains unresolved after county hearing
Commissioners discussed whether a Highway 326 home may sit 36.5 feet from the front property line, far closer than the usual 100-foot requirement.
Carnesville setback variance is listed as approved, but final Franklin County vote remains undocumented
A Planning and Zoning Commission agenda says the Board of Commissioners approved Courtney Long’s Highway 326 request 2-1; the Board hearing minutes record the proceeding but no decision…
Banks Academy Road group-home permit remains without a documented final vote
A Franklin County planning agenda repeated the proposal after a Feb. 2 hearing, but the cited minutes do not show commissioners’ motion, vote or final action.
Canon rezone request heard, but Franklin County’s final decision is unclear
Gerald Herring sought Rural Residential zoning for 2.86 acres at 2203 Grady School Road after a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation.
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