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Commission recommends denial of special-use permit for 249 5th Street, citing housing-stock concerns
Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission · January 10, 2026
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Summary
Planning staff recommended denial of an SUP for a short-term rental at 249 5th Street; the commission agreed and voted to forward a denial recommendation to the mayor and commission.
The commission considered a special-use permit for 249 5th Street, a single-family house proposed for commercial short-term rental use, and voted to recommend denial consistent with staff findings that approving the SUP would remove a long-term housing unit from the…
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