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Board upholds planning commission, denies developer's request to remove second entrance at Tomlin Farm subdivision
Summary
After a public hearing with residents and staff, the Newton County Board of Commissioners denied a developer appeal to remove a secondary entrance in the Tomlin Farm subdivision, citing ordinance requirements for multiple access points and emergency access concerns.
Newton County commissioners on July 15 voted unanimously to deny an appeal that would have removed a second access point from the proposed Tomlin Farm subdivision plan, reversing the developer's request to reduce access from two roads to one.
The appeal (APP25-000002) concerned a revision to a preliminary plat (PP25-00001) for a 120.23-acre open-space conservation subdivision proposing 93 single-family lots on Byrd Road. The developer's attorney, Kirk Bellstone of Schmidt, Campbell & Russell, argued the county staff, transportation department and fire marshal had reviewed updated plans and recommended approval of a single entrance after agreed improvements; he said…
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