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Spalding County tables event‑center special exception and variance after neighbor objections and zoning concerns
Summary
The board tabled a combined public hearing for an event center and a related perimeter‑setback variance on Locust Grove Road after neighbors raised noise, buffer and lot‑configuration concerns; staff said the planning commission recommended the special exception but trimmed the variance to a northern portion of the site; the applicant will return with revised options.
Spalding County commissioners on Nov. 20 tabled a combined public hearing on an application by In House Real Estate LLC (Dorothy Brown) for a rural event center and a companion variance to reduce a 200‑foot perimeter setback to 100 feet in a northern portion of the parcel on Locust Grove Road.
Staff described the application as a request to divide roughly 34 acres into four parcels — one for a proposed event venue and three for single‑family residential lots — and told the board the planning commission recommended approval of the special exception but narrowed or took no action on the variance as originally submitted. Director Allen said the event center ordinance allows a rural event center in AR‑1 zoning if it meets lot‑size and…
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