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Cumming council postpones Patterson Street variance hearings after contested public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing where staff recommended denial and the applicant argued the lots are "vested" from a 1955 plat, the Cumming Mayor and Council voted unanimously to postpone three variance requests for Patterson Street to the next work session.
The Cumming Mayor and Council on Wednesday postponed three variance requests for properties on Patterson Street to the council's next work session after a public hearing in which city staff recommended denial and the applicant argued the lots are grandfathered.
City planning staff recommended denying the variances, saying the requested reductions—ranging from about 34% to as much as 70% for dimensional requirements—would not be in harmony with the R1A single‑family zoning district and could be detrimental to the neighborhood. Scott, a planning staff member who presented the staff report, told the council the variances are “not…
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