Housing & Growth in Franklin County
Housing, subdivisions, zoning, annexations, land use, and neighborhood change.
Where and how could the community grow?Housing & Growth issues in Franklin County
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The board's denial keeps the 16.4-acre Lavonia property zoned for agricultural use rather than allowing residential development.
A proposed state permit would let an existing earthen dam in the Windsor Court subdivision be breached permanently and allow encroachment into a 25-foot state waters buffer.
Georgia EPD is considering renewing the permit that lets the Melrose Property Owners Association keep land-applying treated wastewater from its subdivision plant.
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.
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 power service agreement would supply electricity to a Walmart distribution facility outside the city's home county.
A proposed deal would govern water service to the Cedar Ridge Subdivision, which sits near the Franklin-Banks county line.
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