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Housing, subdivisions, zoning, annexations, land use, and neighborhood change.
Where and how could the community grow?Housing & Growth issues across Northeast Georgia
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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 Planning & Zoning Commission is looking at whether to update subdivision regulations that residents and developers still follow decades after they were written.
A 12-unit lakeside townhome development from J & D Irvin Holdings has received a building permit in Tallulah Falls.
A proposal would allow restricted short-term vacation rentals in the Frye Subdivision on River Street, a land-use change the town's planning commission is still reviewing.
The county is considering acreage and unit limits for manufactured/mobile home parks and clarifying HUD compliance rules for mobile homes.
A roughly 0.65-acre property on Pleasant Hill Circle would shift from agricultural to residential zoning to allow home access, under a case set for the planning commission's agenda.
A University of Georgia team plans to survey housing conditions in city neighborhoods, which could inform future city decisions about housing.
The county board talked about permitting mother-in-law suites, a change that could open a new option for housing aging relatives or caregivers on residential property.
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.
A proposed mixed-use project of 165 homes and retail space near Toccoa is going through a state regional-impact review before any local zoning decision.
A proposed zoning change would set rules for accessory dwellings built on the same property as a main home.
The proposed ordinance change would let developers use smaller lot sizes across all zoning districts in exchange for protected open space.
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