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Beham sought to retain an existing impervious surface percentage she described as about 51'52% to accommodate an in-ground pool the household wants for medically advised aquatic therapy. Her attorney, Adam Rosen of Rosen, Rosen & Riley, said the property was built before the applicant owned it and that reducing impervious coverage to the county's 35% standard would impose extensive cost and land disturbance. Rosen said an earlier mitigation plan was prepared and a permit pursued but that practical obstacles made full mitigation to 35% costly and difficult.

Andrew Heath of Cobb County Stormwater Management told the board staff had reviewed the site and performed rough calculations indicating the mitigation system installed at the site appears to provide comparable volume to what the county would otherwise require. Heath said staff could work with the applicant to finalize a mitigation plan.

Board members expressed frustration over the timeline and the limited number of contractor bids for the mitigation work. One commissioner noted a previously approved mitigation plan called for multiple infiltration wells that carried an estimated cost the applicant reported as roughly $2,530,000; board members and staff discussed the possibility of consolidating to a single dry well. At one point staff described a conceptual dry-well dimension of about 4 feet deep and 8 feet square as a mitigation option, subject to technical review.

After discussion the board took formal action on two related items. First, it denied the applicant's new variance request that would have avoided the mitigation requirements; the chair stated: \"Variance is denied.\" Second, the board amended a prior variance approval from March 12 (case v35 of 2025) to revise that earlier stipulation. The board added language that stormwater-management comments \"not to apply to this pool, but anything else that requires a permit in the future\" would still be required. The board also approved a separate, related motion that (1) any permanent structure (sidewalks, deck, pad for pool equipment) must come back to the board for variance review and must mitigate impervious to 35% before such structure is built, and (2) the pool must be removed five years from the April 9, 2025, decision date unless otherwise addressed by the board.

The motions leave the original mitigation requirement in place as a settled condition for other work on the lot, while allowing a narrow, time-limited accommodation for the existing pool subject to new conditions and the requirement that any additional permanent improvements be accompanied by mitigation to 35%.

Ending: The board recorded deadlines and follow-up tasks for Stormwater Management to finalize and inspect mitigation if pursued and moved on to the next agenda item.
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The board approved each item on the consent docket after county staff and the zoning manager indicated there were no outstanding objections and no members of the public spoke in opposition.

The consent docket included the following approved variance cases: v37 (Jill and Darlene Terry; accessory structure location), v39 (Dennis K. Throup; reduced side setbacks, subject to stormwater management comments), v41 (Donald T. Carlisle; rear setback/accessory structure), v42 (Edward and Aaron Walker; reduced rear setback), v43 (Outback Deck Inc.; rear setback), v44 (Manish Puri; increase pervious coverage to 63.2% and allow a 560 sq. ft. pergola; approval subject to stormwater mitigation conditions), v45 (Barbara and Huey Williams; fence height and shed setback; approved per submitted exhibit), v46 (Carlos Ramirez; accessory structure/setback; approved subject to the garage not being used for dwelling or commercial uses), v48 (Matthew and Kelly Whitley; reduced side setback), v50 (Thomas Deese; reduced rear setback), v51 (Kevin Kreider; reduced side setback and accessory structure setbacks), v52 (Glaze Express Car Wash Inc.; increase sign height/area; approval subject to traffic, fire and sewer comments and final location/design approval by the zoning manager), and v53 (Claudia and Bryce; multiple impervious and accessory-structure setbacks; approval subject to stormwater comments and a prohibition on using the detached garage for dwelling or commercial uses).

Staff comments and stipulations were read into the record for several items. Notably: v44 (Manish Puri) was approved subject to (1) stormwater-management comments and (2) the applicant meeting with Stormwater Management within 60 days to obtain an approved mitigation plan and having that work inspected and verified within 120 days; failure to complete the work within 120 days would revoke the variance. v46 and v53 included explicit conditions prohibiting use of newly approved detached garages for dwelling or commercial uses. v52's sign variance approval was conditioned on traffic, fire and sewer department comments and final approval of location/design by the zoning manager.

Before taking the consent votes the board noted one withdrawal (variance case v47, Hang Chang Zhang, withdrawn without prejudice) and granted a staff request to continue variance case v38 (John Ellis) until the next hearing. After the zoning manager read the consent items and confirmed no opposition, a motion to approve the consent agenda carried.

The board chair instructed that applicants on consent were free to leave after the vote.

Ending: The board moved on to held and continued cases after approving the consent docket.","The Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a slate of consent variances April 9, 2025, covering setbacks, accessory structures, signage and impervious coverage. Several approvals carried conditions from staff including stormwater mitigation deadlines and usage limits on detached garages.",{"_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},6081958,"Board denies 108-foot breezeway variance after neighbors cite commercial activity in residential neighborhood",1323,2392000,3715000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2939297-bfa0487121d3b5883627d2b0a7d613ef&start=2392&end=3715","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2939297-bfa0487121d3b5883627d2b0a7d613ef/thumbnail_2392000.jpg","/articles/6081958/Cobb-County/Georgia/Board-denies-108-foot-breezeway-variance-after-neighbors-cite-commercial-activity-in-residential-neighborhood","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6081958-45d6d6401ebb1f44a9edbbe4fc54cf4a/orig.mp4?Expires=1774978750&Signature=otSTblmIxHqK7o75rUS5qRwyXi2BLtVfR5in4hFpTcsXd~lK2fxEtjwti-Z5gYcAVLK67R-b7IbKdukKvJnx2lSbqbsU1CpkCHiEiWyo4FWGCra~ySwp27fdldNbOEc4G3b-STmdbE5zpJSZ5~BoQUT0oyJWFv8hD2vlhjSj9RROz9hjU~7QlvN-gHShDe81w7R-CKWHx8Pvk7b0TCR8ZpypfDCzuTdBTqcSljp0PorMV9wgCWsJjUWTw8PATSCw1J4fPyGRpnfZDktoKOsde7OluaLDjfv~5Gymx-2P28Yjm~EtNJ~Ey0GxPxkWdhawSO896b0k7qZYfIjmwJCTDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals on April 9, 2025, denied a variance request to increase the maximum allowable length of a breezeway from 25 feet to 108 feet at a residence on Marlanta Drive. The applicant sought the variance to connect a large accessory building to the principal dwelling so the structure could shelter multiple vehicles.

Applicant representative Don Hegmeister of Totally Dependable Contracting told the board his client, Derek Boyd (not present), uses the space and had poured an oversized slab; Hegmeister said the proposed two-story garage would provide indoor space for both personal and company vehicles and materials. Neighbors Gary and Barbara Rasmussen, who live adjacent to the property, opposed the variance and showed photos in the hearing record that they said depicted heavy equipment (front loaders, backhoes), construction debris, tires and stored materials pushed toward the rear property line and the adjacent creek.

Board members heard testimony from the Rasmussens expressing concern that permitting a large, connected garage would encourage or formalize running a business from the residential lot. The neighbors said the current activity and storage on the lot were already detrimental to neighborhood character and property values. The applicant's representative acknowledged site issues but said he was working to address a number of unpermitted improvements and that some improvements had made the house more attractive.

After public testimony, a motion to deny the breezeway/garage variance carried. The chair announced: \"Variance is denied.\" The board also urged the property owner to work with code enforcement and to clean up stored construction debris and equipment cited by neighbors.

Ending: With the denial recorded, the board moved on to remaining housekeeping items for the meeting.","The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request to increase the allowable length of a breezeway to 108 feet for a Marlanta Drive property after nearby residents described heavy equipment, stored construction materials and vehicles on the lot and said the owner operates a business from the site.","actionData","errors"]

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