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Votes at a glance: Stephens County commissioners (land‑use and routine business)
Summary
A concise list of votes taken by the Stephens County Board of Commissioners during the meeting: denial of a variance for an accessory dwelling, approvals of two rezonings, approval of a conditional use and temporary variance for a barbershop, denial of a camper variance, budget amendments, sale of surplus ambulance, invoice approvals and a preemptive emergency declaration for Tropical Storm Helene.
At its meeting, the Stephens County Board of Commissioners recorded these actions:
- Item 1: Denied variance to allow an accessory dwelling within the side yard setback at 4348 Riverdale Road (motion to deny carried).
- Items 2 and 3: Approved rezonings from Patricia Tim's estate to residential single (approximately 1.01 acres and 0.32 acres) to combine with adjacent residential lots (Planning Commission recommended approval).
- Items 4 and 5: Approved a conditional use permit to allow a barbershop/home‑based business at an existing on‑site office and a 12‑month temporary variance to permit the business before principal use placement; follow‑up at 12 months required.
- Item 6: Authorized sale of surplus 2011 Chevy 3,500 ambulance (over 200,000 miles).
- Item 7: Denied a camper variance for 66 Azalea Court; staff and commissioners cited the county’s 60‑day consecutive seasonal permit and concerns about misuse if longer stays are permitted.
- Item 8: Approved FY25 budget amendment for juvenile court to provide short‑term funding pulled from contingencies; staff stated an amount of about $2,990 in the record.
- Item 9: Approved FY24 year‑end budget amendments for audit housekeeping.
- Item 10: Preemptively declared a local state of emergency for Tropical Storm/Hurricane Helene and authorized the chairman to sign the resolution to preserve FEMA reimbursement options.
- Invoices: Board approved payment of invoices and quotes over $10,000 presented at the meeting, including amounts from Acree Oil (diesel $10,875.80; gas $11,135.44), Safe Built ($12,977.17) and Fasten Products (each $17,918 upfit).
Each action was taken by motion, second and voice vote as recorded in the meeting transcript; individual roll‑call tallies were not specified.
