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Commission holds temporary housing request after neighbors cite street parking and safety concerns
Summary
Cobb County planning commissioners voted 5-0 to hold a temporary land‑use permit request from Robin Fowler for 30 days, asking staff to inspect on‑site carports and requiring the applicant to return with a parking plan and timeline to reduce on‑street parking after neighbors produced petitions and raised safety concerns.
Cobb County planning commissioners on Thursday held a temporary land‑use permit request from Robin Fowler that would allow more unrelated adults and additional vehicles at her Orchard Valley Drive home, giving staff 30 days to inspect existing carports and return with findings.
The request, filed as LUP 32 of 2025, seeks short‑term permission for Fowler to house a mother and daughter who fled domestic violence and have been living in the home while they rebuild. ‘‘This is a short term situation,’’ Fowler told the commission, adding she planned to modify the front yard to create off‑street parking and expected the mother to move by August or September and the daughter to need “at least another six months.”
Neighbors opposed the permit in…
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