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Athens City Council approves multiple rezonings, condemns unsafe properties and OKs downtown grant
Summary
Council voted unanimously to approve three rezonings including an 18‑acre multifamily master plan, adopt condemnations for two unsafe structures, award transportation and equipment contracts, and appropriate $100,000 to Athens Main Street for an expanded downtown grant program.
Athens — The Athens City Council on a unanimous 5–0 vote adopted a package of land‑use, public‑safety and funding measures at its regular meeting, approving three rezonings, two condemnations, several procurement items and a $100,000 downtown grant program administered by Athens Main Street.
Among land‑use approvals, the council rezoned roughly 2.2 acres for Athens GCD LLC/DFO Athens Investment LLC to a planned unit development to add about 16 residences; it rezoned approximately 2.3 acres for Milton A. George to B‑2 (highway frontage); and it approved an 18‑acre rezoning and master development plan for Wade Hayes (doing business as To The Point Inc.) to R‑2 multifamily, with the planning commission recommending each action. Planning staff told the council the multifamily plan includes about 4.87 acres of open space, above the 2.7‑acre minimum, and that future site‑plan review will be required.
The council declared two buildings unsafe and ordered abatement after public‑safety staff…
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