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Council hears information-only presentation on three R1A variance requests; staff recommends denial
Summary
City staff presented three variance applications to subdivide a roughly 0.45-acre parcel into smaller lots under R1A zoning; staff recommended denying the variances citing neighborhood character and lack of hardship. No formal Council action was requested.
At a Cumming City Council meeting, staff presented three variance applications (2024292, 2024293 and 2024291) seeking exemptions from R1A dimensional standards to subdivide a parcel and create additional detached single-family lots. The item was listed as information only and staff said its recommendation is denial.
Scott, a city staff member, told the council the applications request variances ranging from about 34% to 70% for density, lot size, lot width and setbacks to create more lots than the R1A district typically allows. “Really what they're…
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