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Caitlin Crow, Planner I with Community Development, said the deck was built in 1998 and therefore predates the city's stream-buffer ordinance enacted in 02/2005. \"Because this was there previously, and that new deck is under a hundred square feet, it is considered minor land disturbance, and thus, no mitigation plan is required for this one either per the engineering department,\" Crow said.

Homeowner Amy Cunningham spoke for the applicant and said safety and comfort motivated the change. \"We have two young boys. The deck's old, so, you know, it's getting to the point where it's getting a little bit dangerous and we need to update it and also wanna put a screen in,\" Cunningham said.

Board members voted unanimously to approve the variance. Approval was conditioned on substantial compliance with the submitted site plan and elevations. The applicant agreed on the record to build according to the plans submitted.

The transcript shows the board recorded no opposition to the request at the time of the staff report. The board included the standard condition that the work be built in accordance with the submitted plans; no mitigation or additional monitoring requirements were recorded in the meeting excerpt because staff said the disturbance is minor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","02.12.2025 License and Variance Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Smyrna License and Variance Board unanimously approved variance V25-014 allowing enclosure of an existing deck and a small new porch at 3262 Millwood Trail; staff said the deck predated the city's stream-buffer ordinance and the disturbance is minor, so no mitigation plan was required.","taxTitle","Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia","taxId",4148,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6332591,"Board tables variance request for new construction on lot below minimum at 10608 McLendon Avenue",30,1322000,1352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2306385-e0a385b80e0ef065a2b5e34f46499ce1&start=1322&end=1352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2306385-e0a385b80e0ef065a2b5e34f46499ce1/thumbnail_1322000.jpg","/articles/6332591/Smyrna/Cobb-County/Georgia/Board-tables-variance-request-for-new-construction-on-lot-below-minimum-at-10608-McLendon-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6332591-7c96ed3d7ae418679122e720f582dc37/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447685&Signature=oCFZZqfSrQs3MSJiPXwgxC3iUtwKOMbcmy0t7isDfEMQojRKKO-eo8EbQsh93WnbDHmIFjxQWYfaikH8R0GauCibeIJmJiffsyXsugNRRwWDxkBEAl~wYcRP2MFgIgHi175ElRei1NcRksNf5iRh2HXtv9ojm3hMAOShgsBLRYBVPij5dwXYf329~Kiixvgk8WJWwSmIwO46ZG8hL1TvKf2Xw-5bFtygkohqELP3bDlY64io1rO88ZgZB~CC6fb0SeIUCZYQDwRaq~ujoG3zZZ8QV03FuIl2yrCZlzeDmYua-jo~W63~p0CeyZKdV~PHaVi9J9iDhR9nFlAdxiTz7g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Smyrna License and Variance Board on Feb. (date not specified) voted unanimously to table variance V25-013 at the request of the applicant. The item concerns proposed new construction on a lot of record below minimum requirements at Land Lot 486, 10608 McLendon Avenue; PLR Properties is identified as the applicant.

Chair Richard Garland announced that the applicant requested the item be continued to a future meeting; the board took a motion to table and approved it unanimously. No substantive discussion was recorded in the transcript before the motion to table.

Because the applicant requested the tabling, the meeting record contains no staff report or public comment for this item in the transcript excerpt provided. The board recorded the procedural action as a unanimous vote to table V25-013; no further details, conditions or follow-up dates were specified in the meeting record excerpt.","At the applicant's request, the Smyrna License and Variance Board unanimously voted to table variance V25-013, which would have allowed new construction on a lot of record below minimum requirements at 10608 McLendon Avenue (PLR Properties).",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6332595,"Smyrna board approves variance for rear addition at 2720 Fraser Street",346,939000,1285000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2306385-e0a385b80e0ef065a2b5e34f46499ce1&start=939&end=1285","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2306385-e0a385b80e0ef065a2b5e34f46499ce1/thumbnail_939000.jpg","/articles/6332595/Smyrna/Cobb-County/Georgia/Smyrna-board-approves-variance-for-rear-addition-at-2720-Fraser-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6332595-f1999da561b0b4c3294b1c4a8b5717bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447685&Signature=Ix06ot2M8cl2FnOH8ZtwHnanhB0mBppbrgqOOZQsLPDo4~cmaXD7vs4~gm6xZhInBGumt3D8c3IC3Fic9s3Ti7egHN5fJTi8NVNuXvWTnlUeskksrorCqfj5~O2~QbKPTNRXDsDx~QXJOssq~NByeMjYnbihHKXZDehxsPnXUossdnsGT8pcHNa7z6ziaMhy2wwhosHSO44mrhGrWlswkc7V3kk9TTs8OJya~RJN6ypt7C-mLl79GHxL6-AVNo9GdKuuo76unqwvWfO8HlMdbJsr~B4fhe8SrWe5KfINk934~IpvOIH7-aBPK80aSOEob~xP88CKfTdP2JfctMNgYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Smyrna License and Variance Board on Feb. (date not specified) unanimously approved variance V25-012 to allow a 750-square-foot rear addition at 2720 Fraser Street that encroaches into the city's 75-foot impervious surface setback.

City planner Caitlin Crow, Planner I in Community Development, told the board the 0.23-acre lot was platted in 1954 and that the existing driveway encroachment dates to at least 1993. \"This property was platted back in 1954, which is prior to the stream buffer ordinance, which was enacted in 02/2005,\" Crow said, adding that the applicant will remain below the maximum impervious surface area of 35 percent and is not increasing impervious area.

The applicant, Joel Powell, said the work will remove concrete and add living space to bring the house to modern standards. \"We're just gonna take the concrete out, put an addition on the back of the house, kinda bring it up into a living standard that we need here in Smyrna,\" Powell said, noting the addition includes a master suite, porch and breakfast nook.

Staff noted no mitigation plan was required because the project does not increase impervious surface and because the driveway encroachment predates the city's stream-buffer rules. Crow also cited a nearby, similar variance granted in 2019 at 2730 Fraser Street as precedent.

The board recorded a unanimous vote in favor of the variance. Chair Richard Garland presided; members Bo Jones and Eric Randall voted yes. The approval was conditioned on substantial compliance with the site plan and elevations submitted with the application.

The board did not receive any public opposition at the time of the staff report and added a standard stipulation that the project be built according to the submitted plans.

Powell confirmed the applicants expect to reestablish the rear yard surface when work is complete and said they would avoid heavy equipment inside the buffer where possible. The transcript record shows the applicant said he expects the yard area to be sodded but that a final stabilization or revegetation plan would be submitted with the building permit if required.

The board moved on after the vote; no additional follow-up tasks or deadlines were specified in the meeting record.","The Smyrna License and Variance Board voted unanimously to approve variance V25-012 allowing an addition that encroaches into a 75-foot impervious surface setback at 2720 Fraser Street; staff said the driveway encroachment predates the city's stream-buffer rules.","actionData","errors"]

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