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Villa Rica seeks to ease small home‑based approvals but will rewrite language to prevent subdivision loopholes
Summary
Staff proposed exemptions to utility-availability letter requirements for home occupations with up to two employees and single-family homes on single parcels, but council asked staff to tighten language to prevent developers from using the change to build multiple lots without full subdivision review.
City staff proposed amendments to develop Appendix A (Section 200) of Villa Rica’s development regulations that would exempt two narrow categories from the Water & Wastewater Utilities letter-of-availability requirement: (1) home-occupation business-license requests employing no more than two people, unless staff determines the business would significantly impact utility systems; and (2) the construction of one single-family residence on a single, vacant parcel.
Interim Deputy City Manager John Bain said the change is…
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