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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commission approves five conditional-use permits after public hearings
Summary
After public hearings Feb. 24 and a called meeting Feb. 27, the Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County approved five conditional-use permits for residential lots, subject to county and health-department permits and compliance with zoning ordinances.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County voted Feb. 27 to approve five conditional-use permits for properties that had been the subject of public hearings Feb. 24.
The approvals, recorded at a called meeting, cover: 201 Massey Road (Mia and Derico Countryman), 711 Georgia Highway 26 (Julie and Jerome Wooten), 109 Nelson Street (Sierra Smith), 136 Patty Drive (Curtis Stroud Jr.), and a 1.35-acre parcel cut from 454 Old Louvale Road (Walter Miller). Each decision was made with the condition that the applicants comply with county building and zoning codes and obtain necessary health-department approvals, including septic clearance where applicable.
Why it matters: the permits clear the way for property owners to replace dilapidated houses or place manufactured and stick-built dwellings on undersized lots that do not meet automatic septic or lot-size thresholds under state or local practice. Planning & Zoning had recommended approval for each application and highlighted where state lot-size guidance for septic systems and local zoning language require a board-level CUP.
Details and conditions: Planning & Zoning materials noted the Countrymans’ lot (.74 acres) required a CUP because it did not meet the county’s stated minimum acreage for septic systems; a county health-perk test for that parcel was reported as satisfactory. The Wootens’ 18.11-acre parcel was approved with the caveat that required sign-posting and inspection timelines be met before placement of a manufactured home. Sierra Smith said the existing stick-built structure at 109 Nelson Street is in poor condition and sought permission to remove it and place a replacement manufactured home; the commission conditioned approval on removal of the unsafe structure and compliance with health and building regulations. Curtis Stroud told the board he intends to replace an existing mobile home with a newer unit on a substandard lot. Walter Miller’s request would plat 1.35 acres from a 52-acre tract so a long-term occupant can hold title to that parcel; planning and zoning must complete plat sign-off before final recording.
Board action: motions to approve each CUP were moved and seconded as recorded in the Feb. 27 minutes; the transcript records the votes as unanimous. Chairman Charles Coffey emphasized that approvals do not waive any separate permitting, inspection, or setback requirements enforced by county departments or the health district.
What happens next: each applicant must obtain required building and health permits and, where relevant, complete platting through Planning & Zoning before placement or transfer of dwellings. The decisions close the public-hearing record but leave applicants subject to ordinary permitting reviews and any inspections necessary to certify septic, setback and structural compliance.
