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Hoschton planning commission approves accessory apartment and variance with one-occupant limit
Summary
The Hoschton Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit and a linked variance allowing an accessory apartment on property owned by Matthew Travis Martin, with the variance carrying a condition that the unit be limited to one occupant.
The Hoschton Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit (CU 25-01) and a variance (V 25-03) on an accessory apartment request for property owned by Matthew Travis Martin, voting to limit the unit to a single occupant.
Matthew Travis Martin, the applicant, told the commission the accessory unit is an existing 545-square-foot structure on his lot and is intended to provide adapted living space for his 80-year-old father without adding new footprint. "The goal is simply to improve it, which will be beautification for the area, and housing for my father," Martin said during public comment.
The commission heard that the building is a post-and-beam (pole barn) structure that will be reroofed, resheathed and have footings added under existing poles so it meets structural requirements for conversion to a dwelling. Staff confirmed the property is served by sewer and said code- and permit-related inspections under the International Residential Code (IRC) will…
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