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Board approves variance for private tennis court in Atlanta Country Club area with strict stipulations
Summary
The BZA approved a variance for a private sports court on Paper Mill Road after neighbors argued the court was built without prior approvals; the board required conditions including private‑use limits, no lighting, downcast shielding, evergreen buffering and inspections.
The Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 15 granted variance B‑147 to allow a private sports/tennis court and several related reliefs from setback standards on a large Atlanta Country Club‑area lot, subject to conditions intended to limit community impacts.
Parks Huff, representing property owners Kevin and (Mrs.) Clayton, told the board the Claytons terraced and regraded the four‑acre lot, installed permitted retaining walls and paused court completion once informed a variance was…
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