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Commissioners hear objections to Dollar General parking variance; public and some commissioners question fairness
Summary
A public hearing on a requested parking reduction for a proposed Dollar General store drew objections from residents and at least one commissioner who said large national retailers should not get exemptions smaller businesses must meet. The developer presented a parking study based on similar stores and said site constraints limit more spaces.
At a public hearing July 15, Baker County commissioners considered a variance request to reduce off‑street parking for a proposed Dollar General store on State Road 121 and County Road 23C. The county’s planning staff reported the building plan would normally require roughly 52 spaces under county code (5 spaces per 1,000 square feet); the applicant asked to reduce the requirement to 33 spaces based on a parking study and similar store performance.
TerraMore Development’s counsel, Britney Williams, told commissioners the company’s counts at comparable rural stores showed peak demand far below the county formula and…
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