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Athens-Clarke County Commission upholds modified approval for garage at 120 West Cloverhurst
Summary
The commission voted 5-3 to approve the existing detached garage and living space at 120 West Cloverhurst, modifying the Historic Preservation Commission decision while leaving other elements of the petitioners original request unapproved; the applicant may appeal to Superior Court.
The Athens-Clarke County Commission voted 5-3 on Oct. 12 to approve the detached garage and living space constructed at 120 West Cloverhurst while excluding the petitioners original request as presented to the Historic Preservation Commission.
The action resolved an appeal of the Historic Preservation Commissions (HPC) denial of Certificate of Appropriateness COA 2025-02-0342. The applicant, David Matheny, and the property owner, identified in the hearing as Mr. Williams, had built the garage after an earlier plan was permitted; a subsequent planning department site visit found the structures roofline and elevation differed from the approved drawings.
Jeffrey Deloach, representing Williams and Matheny, told commissioners that a licensed surveyor measured the garage and found the north-side roof height at about 21.7 feet (0.7 feet above the approved drawing), that the south side was about 3 feet higher than the plans, and that the garages grade sat roughly 4 feet above the main houses finished floor…
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