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Coffee County BZA allows Ilner to use historic 10‑foot Cross Creek access despite neighbor objections
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals voted 5‑0 to permit Arnold (Arno) Ilner to seek a building permit using an existing 10‑foot access along Cross Creek Drive after a contested hearing in which neighbor Faye Coleman urged the board not to override a court order.
The Board of Zoning Appeals of Coffee County voted 5‑0 June 26 to allow Arnold "Arno" Ilner to pursue a building permit using a 10‑foot access along Cross Creek Drive to reach a landlocked parcel.
The decision follows a long, often emotional hearing in which neighbors and Ilner family members presented maps, excavation bids and a 2024 court decision that the board discussed as the governing legal background. Supporters said the narrow access has historically served the lower portion of the Ilner farm; opponents said granting any variance beyond the court’s limited easement would unduly burden adjacent property owners.
Arno Ilner and supporters said the roadbed has long served the lower portion of the family farm and that a 10‑foot access is the only feasible way to rebuild a small house where an earlier home once stood. Nick Northcutt, who accompanied Ilner at the podium, said,…
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