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Walk-through of planning decisions: deed-off variance denied; rezoning and a tiny-home variance approved
Summary
The Walker County commission heard public comment and voted on multiple planning and zoning applications: a deed-off variance for Paul Lemming failed, a tiny-home variance for Donald Crouch was approved, rezoning for George and Bertha Bruning was approved and a multilateral rezone request for parcels of April Morgan was denied.
The Walker County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 2 considered several planning and zoning matters that drew public comment and divided the board.
Paul Lemming sought permission to deed 2.96 acres from his family farm to his niece. Lemming said the land is in an agricultural program and he wanted to retain 10 acres in production while giving 2.96 acres to his niece so she could return to the community. Lemming told the board he keeps hay and livestock on the property and that his family has farmed the land for generations.
Commissioner Jack Hart opposed the request, saying the county’s 5-acre agricultural guidance exists to protect the agricultural footprint and warning that repeated small deed-offs erode farmland over time. Hart cited a separate…
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