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Commissioners weigh density and setback variances for two local projects

Fannin County Board of Commissioners · January 28, 2026
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Summary

The board considered a density variance from Hawthorne Ventures to increase units per acre for a 48-unit project near the college and a 5-foot setback variance for Gary Knight; both items passed motions to proceed though final recorded votes are not explicit in the transcript.

The Fannin County Board of Commissioners reviewed two separate land-use variance requests during its meeting.

A developer representing Hawthorne Ventures LLC asked to increase allowable density to 15.3 units per acre — up from the county’s typical baseline of eight units per acre and higher than past approvals that reached 12 units per acre — to allow 48 units on a 3.14-acre…

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