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Coffee County BZA grants special exemption for three duplexes on Old Seminary Road despite widespread neighbor opposition
Summary
After extensive public comment and disputes over permits and road adequacy, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exemption allowing three duplexes to remain on Old Seminary Road by a 4‑1 vote.
The Board of Zoning Appeals of Coffee County voted 4‑1 June 26 to grant a special exemption permitting three duplex structures to remain and be used where they were sited on Old Seminary Road, a narrow rural county road, after an extended public hearing with numerous residents objecting to traffic, infrastructure capacity and deed restrictions.
Neighbors characterized the site as a low‑density rural residential area and said the duplexes were moved onto the property before the special exemption was decided. They raised concerns about road width, emergency access and water‑line capacity, and some residents cited deed restrictions imposed at the time the land was subdivided.
Sharla Graves, a nearby resident, said the structures were unannounced and moved onto Swan property in May and June and that code enforcement told her the applicant had a building permit; she said that was inconsistent with a prior BZA decision and with neighborhood expectations. “It took…
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