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Cabot Creek Consulting LLC asked the committee (cases 2025-2W and 2025-06W) to waive development regulation 5.9 0.1 so curb and gutter would not be required on portions of Ridge, Garmin and Bethel Church roads, and to waive development regulation 2.2 and section 5.4 0.8 so shared driveways/\"alleys\" could be located in front of homes rather than behind them. The applicant, represented by Steve Oxman, said the plan is \"to improve the roadside ditches that are currently in place and not disrupt any current drainage patterns that are working and working well.\" Engineers on the project said the design includes regrading ditches and repairing a broken drain pipe on Bethel Church Road.

Multiple nearby residents spoke in opposition or with concerns at the public hearing. Roger Bolin, who said he lives closest to the development on Ridge Road, told the committee he was \"definitely in opposition of this without them doing what is pretty much required by Paulding County throughout the county\" and cited drainage and vehicle access worries. Cheryl Reed, who lives on Bethel/Grama Road, said, \"we are opposed to this,\" citing long‑standing drainage problems at the Garmin and Ridge intersection. Other speakers raised questions about maintenance responsibility for shared driveways, emergency vehicle access, traffic, home sizes and property values.

In response, the applicant and the engineer said the design dedicates additional right of way, provides a typical 16‑foot shoulder and ditch before the alley, and includes a plan for separate homeowners association (HOA) maintenance agreements. Jeff Kidd of Hagerman Design Group said the alley would average 60 feet from the current edge of pavement and the alley width would be about 20 feet, with multiple access points on some loops. The applicant said shared driveways would be paved and constructed by the developer prior to final plat, that two separate HOAs are likely (one for the conventional subdivision and one for lots served off existing roads), and that landscaping and street trees would be included as part of the development package.

The committee approved the curb-and-gutter waiver unanimously. For the shared‑driveway/\"front alley\" waiver the committee approved the request with three stipulations suggested during discussion: front‑entry garages, a landscaped visual buffer between the main road and the alley/shared driveway, and a driveway turnaround (to reduce backing onto the alley). George Jones made the motion to approve the shared‑driveway waiver with stipulations; Ray Wooten seconded. The request passed unanimously.

Committee members urged the developer to meet with concerned neighbors to discuss buffers and fencing; staff noted the project sits in the Sweetwater Basin and is subject to a Cobb–Paulding intergovernmental agreement regarding watershed matters.

The approvals allow the developer to proceed with the engineering and final plat process under the agreed‑upon conditions; HOA responsibilities and final construction details were referenced as items for the developer to include in covenants and final construction drawings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Development Waiver Review Committee - 05/20/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee approved two related waivers for a development on Ridge, Garmin and Bethel Church roads, allowing maintenance of existing roadside ditches instead of curb-and-gutter and permitting front‑facing shared driveways with conditions.","taxTitle","Paulding County, Georgia","taxId",12823,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":44,"_47":79,"_49":80,"_51":81,"_53":82,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":83,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":84,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6234740,"Paulding panel approves fourth home on private easement at Ridgewood Creek Path",275,555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf&start=555&end=830","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf/thumbnail_555000.jpg","/articles/6234740/Paulding-County/Georgia/Paulding-panel-approves-fourth-home-on-private-easement-at-Ridgewood-Creek-Path","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6234740-e341faea63bc5762da313c9e17fb717f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771053633&Signature=CTByWwgM16QNqvRh~MKBy9ZJb80OA4YCZSeR9h3zsCx7DkfTlQmFuddjsQ2iTDrAz-QuDd7krfGI74yf9MJTQwSirO3DIzF3e1KPN65t9ZwWk5ksfCDOZAGc3tCfvGxUYLHOW2UK8eFAUSHO8gMIvXW2uKQOkBn8GE9JbdJMDVe3sgGBty4pplt-NOhehl-dCLdxoX90XsSSSEILFI4zXLZvJczyCLxxmAAX1GtqXJpaZ~NGb2OrBgPEoZC6pXpOnMF9OvCAprBJgwY8g3KYUolt7OEA5JeI9qWEz8lzjDWQNPS6d2sObv2mAFNCdLkjTCi9xswjdJ0eNuP3NY-Psw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee on an unanimous vote approved a developer request to allow a fourth residence to use a private easement at 190 Ridgewood Creek Path.

The waiver request, filed as case 2025-1W by Brent Paris, asked the committee to waive development regulation 1.7.3c so an additional house could be accessed from a private easement. The property is in Land Lots 321, District 1, Section 3, located south of Ridge Road and west of Ridgewood Creek Path in Post 2.

The committee heard from the applicant, who said the plats and building permits were approved and that the road serving the lots is already constructed. The applicant told the committee \"The road is constructed. All we lack is final grading and we're gonna asphalt, plaque top it.\" The applicant also said the lots along Ridgewood Creek Path have at least 2 acres and that individual lots are on individual wells.

Committee members asked about driveway distance from the road and whether a maintenance agreement existed for the private road; the applicant said there is a maintenance agreement among lot owners. After public hearing with no speakers in favor or opposition, Bruce Coyle moved to approve the waiver and Ray Wooten seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

By approving the waiver the committee allowed the additional dwelling to take access from the existing private easement. The committee did not place additional conditions beyond the recorded motion. The request was approved by a unanimous vote.

Minutes show the committee considered site layout, lot sizes, well service and road maintenance during its deliberations; no written opposition was offered at the hearing.

The committee recorded no separate direction to staff beyond approval and the applicant will proceed with final grading and paving and any permitting required to finish the homes.","The Development Waiver Review Committee unanimously approved a waiver allowing a fourth residence to use a private easement at 190 Ridgewood Creek Path after the applicant said the road is constructed and a maintenance agreement is in place.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":92,"_51":93,"_53":94,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":95,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":96,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6234722,"Panel grants impervious‑setback encroachment for two lots with buried flow‑well mitigation",570,4789000,5359000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf&start=4789&end=5359","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf/thumbnail_4789000.jpg","/articles/6234722/Paulding-County/Georgia/Panel-grants-impervioussetback-encroachment-for-two-lots-with-buried-flowwell-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6234722-f11acf84e5409eaf75a5368728754c1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771053633&Signature=TwQr5tFr2-fkMLVW0peg3fTInjcnCqa-eoWbKFrfTlDMFavx77vg~783AZx-gI6o0-SIyUqRdP8SyRyN6oX~o7uzyafb7jO1XRA2LkaKswbHE6-Haj4-Pqb73I7Pql3pBJw3LO3BhOzAhpk3QO0i1~61CirPHxQVyQdhiy6NO3FYmzXlq-A2NukgAHzur~oKPL5j6hUWreYQI~sVKleCYhX-RAR2IfNMEi2KniZigWctjRPMZb-gQWH5oq0hwpIapZsb~xjMEZmBjdVqwuPEavgHBrvBZJmCI1uyK-4XWEHctbscFkd4VWgvwrx-mjg7PJOL55iiaIUD09KyeBTSxw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee approved a request to reduce the county’s 25‑foot impervious setback for two lots on Old Cartersville Road to allow larger homes, provided the applicant installs buried flow‑well treatment systems and locates them outside the city sanitary sewer easement.

Elite Engineering, represented by Jonathan Jones, brought case 2025-03-SBV seeking to impact the local 25‑foot impervious setback (the transcript clarifies this is separate from the 25‑foot county buffer plus the state’s 25‑foot buffer). Jones said the proposed homes would be larger than the lots would otherwise allow if constrained by the setback: the requested encroachment area is about 2,200 square feet on Lot 11 and about 3,000 square feet on Lot 12.

Jones proposed a mitigation approach the panel has seen in neighboring jurisdictions: rooftop drains routed to buried «flow‑well» chambers that treat and slowly release roof runoff into the creek. He described the flow‑well system as a buried canister surrounded by stone and geotextile with a slow discharge (a low trickle) and said they are easy to maintain; he also offered a stipulation the flow wells would be located outside the city sanitary sewer easement. County staff and a committee member observed a sewer easement near Lot 11; the applicant agreed to ensure the flow‑well installations would not occupy the sewer easement.

Questions from the committee focused on maintenance, potential clogging, drain locations and whether the flow‑well would sit inside an easement. Jones said roof drains feeding the system should limit sediment, the canisters have bypass measures, and the applicant would place the devices outside the sanitary‑sewer easement. The committee added the condition that the flow‑well be installed and located outside the sanitary sewer easement.

A motion to approve the impervious‑setback encroachment with the flow‑well mitigation and the condition that the flow‑well be located outside the sanitary sewer easement passed unanimously.

County staff noted the final plat and individual house site plans (HLPs and tertiary permits) will reflect the mitigation and that the developer will provide detailed site plans for each lot before building permits are issued.","Paulding County approved a variance to allow two houses to encroach into the county’s 25‑foot impervious setback (distinct from state buffer requirements) provided the developer installs buried flow‑well treatment systems outside the city sanitary‑sewer easement.",{"_33":98,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":99,"_41":100,"_43":101,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6234728,"Committee approves private‑easement entrance for six large lots in Serenity area",790,3998000,4788000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf&start=3998&end=4788","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf/thumbnail_3998000.jpg","/articles/6234728/Paulding-County/Georgia/Committee-approves-privateeasement-entrance-for-six-large-lots-in-Serenity-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6234728-0fecff5f15b558f21d69d899ee62d53a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771053633&Signature=AWvmJpCS~0JvEiyNlDg0XtjMvD-IbAKODEeWbog4ayxs-mnAGrxe4YHJ2dEByd6DC-xEB~KwsAUTj~bEhII9V63m2I2~Ge-U2uNGMNABosJ4uxKV0TG9U3aem6MxoXHTn7VqejBb36kXSJNNGY4ZP2d3EHiTjeg0F2Lu~j6nJFevgAafT12Gppy3eFvSd5YPUjUm-C87uV73c2OecBbqjEzGOXBVhtEbqR9TgjLUvdg9AlHf8RTKLkq7Xt9wYHDigWMNCHYcCU~iqHof5QyaRo3LyEeRgYtd1bPgA-Oy8ANs1HlF9WS5uDTXkuTW7LLvPwQSkL8GNoUxlk6rz11O1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee approved a request to allow a single private easement to serve six residential estate lots east of the Serenity Loop cul‑de‑sac.

Elite Engineering, representing Serenity Partners / 7 Hills LLC, asked the committee (case 2025-05W) to waive development regulation 1.7 0.3 c to permit one 50‑foot ingress/egress and utility easement with a 20‑foot road to serve six homes on a 30‑plus acre tract. Jonathan Jones said the plan follows residential estate‑lot development rather than a higher‑density rezoning the applicant withdrew last year; lots will range “just under 4 acres to almost 6 acres.”

Jones said the developer intends to build the spine road before final plat and to surface it with a hard material (the developer noted an intent to use asphalt clippings). He said water and sanitary sewer will be extended along the road from the existing Serenity Loop cul‑de‑sac and that an HOA and covenants will be recorded to require maintenance. Jones confirmed the proposed lots will not be subdivided further and said the developer will record restrictions to that effect in the covenants.

Several residents asked questions about location, traffic and proximity to existing homes; one neighbor noted the proposed estate lots would be deep woodlots that would not be visible from some existing houses. Committee members asked about the creek crossing and site grading; the applicant said the crossing will require a costly pipe and fill operation and that construction drawings will show the design.

The committee voted to approve the waiver unanimously. The applicant will submit construction drawings for the spine road and record HOA covenants and maintenance agreements prior to final plat recording.","A developer will be allowed to use a single 50‑foot private access easement (with a 20‑foot roadway) to serve six estate lots off Serenity Loop in a waiver approved by the Paulding County committee.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":114,"_47":115,"_49":116,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6234732,"7 Hills developer allowed to place front‑facing alley along new boulevard with landscaping condition",676,3306000,3982000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf&start=3306&end=3982","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3410291-e26f15ba5969205e5c0efbc56d5e6caf/thumbnail_3306000.jpg","/articles/6234732/Paulding-County/Georgia/7-Hills-developer-allowed-to-place-frontfacing-alley-along-new-boulevard-with-landscaping-condition","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6234732-6900b09351fbfeed99db3526e18ad311/orig.mp4?Expires=1771053633&Signature=WY~h5O1b6Otj-5ZnJ0fA9bBup12d32CgwSjX8QuCTiB9QJJZKp0bH2EconPbiDYng0SKMEWulSC8DMHvFcbuV1wV-5T~TU7PHFMeWr3ReXWm0-pxRZUqNSQBeEOYWnaDYSQl~jDUcW7Wz3ljhBJtD3C7~XjvoU~iro4IRdJplBqauQH0B7OGfv8Mr8D30Bp9OGJpXs95kWkBnNfXEoskOvVSLiJFacyjSTmf9Hs-DfY18FKyjynGcYOn7hxQtRjuTW5KxgJ3SAyYsXajsREdOI84mEWBkjoFlYI5tTtiP9OGXfuGF7Jl8SFB8xEcGurAUuAxSOpY7eJVo7N5WbOLDg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Paulding County’s Development Waiver Review Committee approved a request from Artisan Built Communities to allow a 22‑foot private alley in front of homes that border a planned boulevard in the 7 Hills area.

Joel Larkin, representing Artisan, said the front alley design responds to a constrained site adjacent to a closed landfill, powerline easement and streams. Under the Unified Development standards the county’s alley definition and layout rules would not normally allow an alley in the front yard; Artisan requested waivers to development regulation 2.2 (alley definition) and the layout requirement in section 5.4 0.8. Larkin described the layout as nine conventional lots that would front the boulevard but take vehicle access from a 22‑foot private alley with an 8‑foot separation from the boulevard right of way to allow water meters and landscaping.

Cal McShan, representing Artisan, said additional temporary parking was included to support a model home location and that the alley would be private and maintained by the homeowners association. Larkin and McShan said the alley will operate two‑way and that the project will use the same boulevard landscaping and fencing treatments already approved in 7 Hills.

No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing; county staff reported several calls and in‑person inquiries prior to the meeting. Committee members asked whether turnarounds could be provided; Artisan said the lots’ required 20‑foot setbacks and the constrained site made turnarounds impractical for this block. The developer agreed to the committee’s request for boulevard‑consistent landscaping between the boulevard and the alley.

A motion to approve the waivers passed unanimously with two stipulations: front‑entry garages for homes facing the alley and landscaped enhancement between the alley and the boulevard. The committee recorded the stipulations in the approval and noted the alley will remain private and maintained by the HOA. The developer will include landscaping and fence details in final civil plans and the HOA covenants.","The committee granted Artisan Built Communities a waiver to construct a front‑facing alley serving nine lots adjacent to a planned boulevard in 7 Hills, subject to a landscape buffer and requirement for front‑entry garages.","actionData","errors"]

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