Paulding panel approves fourth home on private easement at Ridgewood Creek Path

The Paulding County Development Waiver Review Committee on an unanimous vote approved a developer request to allow a fourth residence to use a private easement at 190 Ridgewood Creek Path.

The waiver request, filed as case 2025-1W by Brent Paris, asked the committee to waive development regulation 1.7.3c so an additional house could be accessed from a private easement. The property is in Land Lots 321, District 1, Section 3, located south of Ridge Road and west of Ridgewood Creek Path in Post 2.

The committee heard from the applicant, who said the plats and building permits were approved and that the road serving the lots is already constructed. The applicant told the committee "The road is constructed. All we lack is final grading and we're gonna asphalt, plaque top it." The applicant also said the lots along Ridgewood Creek Path have at least 2 acres and that individual lots are on individual wells.

Committee members asked about driveway distance from the road and whether a maintenance agreement existed for the private road; the applicant said there is a maintenance agreement among lot owners. After public hearing with no speakers in favor or opposition, Bruce Coyle moved to approve the waiver and Ray Wooten seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

By approving the waiver the committee allowed the additional dwelling to take access from the existing private easement. The committee did not place additional conditions beyond the recorded motion. The request was approved by a unanimous vote.

Minutes show the committee considered site layout, lot sizes, well service and road maintenance during its deliberations; no written opposition was offered at the hearing.

The committee recorded no separate direction to staff beyond approval and the applicant will proceed with final grading and paving and any permitting required to finish the homes.