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Planning commission approves conservation subdivision on New Hope Road with larger home-size condition
Summary
The Henry County Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit for a 44.18-acre conservation subdivision on New Hope Road, permitting 50 one‑acre lots and requiring at least 1,800 square feet minimum house size and a 1‑acre minimum lot size as added conditions.
The Henry County Planning Commission on a vote approved a conditional‑use request to allow a conservation subdivision on a 44.18‑acre tract along New Hope Road, permitting 50 single‑family lots and setting conditions that include a minimum 1‑acre lot size and a minimum 1,800 square‑foot house size.
The proposal, presented to the commission as CU‑24‑10‑81, was described by Heidi Lively, Planner I, as a conservation subdivision under the county ordinance that requires at least 40% of a site be preserved as open space. The applicant, Steve Moore of Moore Bass Consulting, told the commission the plan would preserve about 53% of the site and locate homes on clustered 1‑acre lots rather than larger conventional lots.
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