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Planning commission deadlocks on event‑center setback variance; forwards case to commissioners
Summary
The Spalding County Planning Commission deadlocked on a variance request to reduce the required 200‑foot perimeter setback to 100 feet for an event center on Locust Grove Road and will forward the application, with no action, to the Board of Commissioners for final consideration on Nov. 20.
The Spalding County Planning Commission deadlocked Oct. 28 on a requested variance that would reduce the county’s 200‑foot perimeter setback to 100 feet so an event center can be built at 2547 Locust Grove Road.
Staff described the parcel as roughly 31.3 acres with a long, narrow orientation and a stream and floodplain that make the full 200‑foot buffer largely unbuildable. "You're going to have to have relief in that setback," county planner David Allen said, explaining the configuration shown in the staff report.
The applicant’s attorney, Daryl Johnson of J.D. Young…
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