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Board denies D.R. Horton rezoning and comprehensive-plan change for Mount Carmel site after residents raise quality and infrastructure concerns
Summary
The Henry County Board of Commissioners denied a D.R. Horton request to amend the county’s comprehensive plan and rezone about 110.9 acres near Mount Carmel and Jones Road to allow a 98‑lot subdivision on septic.
The Henry County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday denied both a comprehensive-plan amendment and a rezoning request from D.R. Horton that would have allowed a 98‑lot single‑family subdivision on roughly 110.9 acres at Mount Carmel and Jones Road.
The developer requested a change from the county’s medium‑density future‑land‑use designation to low‑density suburban so the site could be developed on septic. At the meeting, planning staff said water was available but sewer service was more than a mile away and not available to the site; staff recommended approval of the comprehensive‑plan amendment and the…
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