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Hart County denies front-setback variance for Melody Pointe builder after heated debate
Summary
The commission unanimously denied a hardship variance that would have allowed a builder to keep one house 7 feet inside the 40-foot front setback, after developer testimony about a costly error and neighborhood concerns about precedent and character.
The Hart County Board of Commissioners voted to deny a front-setback hardship variance for one of two homes erected in the Melody Pointe subdivision, following presentations from the developer nd attorney, a legal review by the county attorney and public comment from neighbors and other builders.
An attorney for the developer, Dylan Wilbanks, said the contractor nd his clients mistakenly measured setbacks from the edge of the paved road rather than the property-right-of-way and asked the board to grant a 7-foot variance for one…
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