Neighbors object as commissioners approve large front-yard garage variance

Aug 26, 2025

Commissioners approved a variance allowing Jacob Dean Collins to build a front-yard accessory structure despite neighbor objections that the proposed garage is outsized and violates neighborhood covenants; the measure passed 4–1.

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Stephens County commissioners approved a variance allowing Jacob Dean Collins to locate an accessory structure in his front yard, a decision that prompted several neighbors to say the proposed garage is out of character and intrusive.

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