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Planning staff, applicants describe special-use and variances for sorority house at 480 South Milledge Avenue
Summary
City planning staff and the applicant described a proposal to demolish an existing front building, construct a new assembly building, convert existing apartments to sorority housing, and seek seven variances in the Milledge Avenue corridor overlay; the planning commission recommended approval with conditions.
Athens-Clarke County planning staff and the applicant described a special-use permit application for 480 South Mill (Milledge) Avenue on Oct. 21. The request seeks approval to convert an existing commercial-office property and adjacent apartments into sorority assembly space and housing, to replace a front building, and to grant seven variances tied to lot coverage, landscaping, floor-area ratio and parking.
Bruce (last name not given in the public transcript), a planning director, told the commission the site is currently densely covered and the proposal would replace the front building with a two-story structure (with full basement), reconfigure parking, and add five on-site spaces. The applicant requested variances including: increase of lot coverage from 65% to 85.1%; reduction of…
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