Cobb County BZA approves variance for Liberty Ridge homeowner's sheds and pergola, adds encroachment notation

May 15, 2025

The Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals on May 14 approved a variance allowing a Liberty Ridge homeowner to keep two accessory structures and a pergola near the house, but added a notation that the approval does not endorse any property-line encroachment after neighbor opposition and conflicting survey photos.

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John Ellis, a Liberty Ridge Trail homeowner, won approval May 14 from the Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance allowing two accessory structures and a pergola to remain near his house, but the board added a notation that the approval should not be read as endorsing any encroachment.

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