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Coffee County Board of Zoning Appeals approves three 2-acre variances for family and hardship reasons
Summary
The Coffee County Board of Zoning Appeals approved three variance requests allowing property owners to split portions of 5-acre-minimum parcels—citing family hardship, maintenance constraints and mortgage partial-release costs—and provided next-step guidance to applicants.
The Coffee County Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve three variances at its regular meeting, allowing property owners to split parcels smaller than the five-acre minimum for family hardship, health and mortgage-related reasons.
In the most detailed case, Miss Thompson sought permission to divide a 5-acre parcel on Penager Road so her 25-year-old grandson, who is on disability, can live independently nearby. "He is on disability...he wants to be on his own," the applicant said. Board members discussed frontage and setbacks — each proposed lot would have roughly 188 feet of frontage and must meet 50-foot setbacks — and moved to approve the variance under standards D3 and D4 (harmony with…
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