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Commission denies Conditional Use Permit for manufactured home at 105 Mustang Drive
Summary
After neighbors presented a petition and objections, the Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Commission on Dec. 3 denied a conditional use permit request to place a manufactured home on a 1‑acre lot at 105 Mustang Dr.; planning & zoning had recommended approval.
The Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Commission voted unanimously Dec. 3 to deny a Conditional Use Permit sought by the Lopez family to replace a 1990 mobile home at 105 Mustang Drive with a new manufactured home.
The decision followed a public hearing in which the applicant, Janet Lopez, said she bought the 1‑acre property to live near and support family members and to improve the parcel. Neighbors testified in opposition, arguing the street is overwhelmingly stick‑built homes and that granting a permit would harm neighborhood character. Neighbor Matt McAdams cited the county zoning appendix and questioned how planning and zoning recommended approval of a manufactured home where the majority of nearby houses are stick‑built.
The commission record shows neighbors collected a petition opposing the request; Chairman Charles Coffey said for the record there were 44 signatures against the CUP. Commissioner Jason Frost told the meeting that the CUP process applies countywide and that the board needed to review the countywide standards; Commissioner Timothy Biddle said the permit process “is for the entire county” but expressed sympathy for the neighborhood and support for revisiting the CUP rules.
Planning & zoning Chairman Brent Ingersoll was present and staff had recommended approval before the hearing, according to the record. County Attorney Bin Minter advised that any changes to the CUP process would still require the public hearing procedures mandated by law.
On the motion to act, an initial effort to table the item failed. Commissioner Biddle then moved to deny the conditional use permit; Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconded, and the denial passed by unanimous vote. Chairman Coffey said the CUP program was intended to help property owners but has been “abused by some,” and commissioners indicated they would consider revising the county’s conditional‑use procedures at a later session.
The denial is a final action recorded in the meeting minutes; the record does not show the Lopez family appealed at the meeting. The commission adjourned the regular meeting at 8:15 p.m.
