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Fayette County approves rezoning for Davis Road parcel amid split over who should pay to pave gravel roads
Summary
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to rezone 41.78 acres from A-R to R-75 to allow up to 16 lots, rejecting staff’s condition that the developer fund a road improvement payment after a contentious debate over long-term maintenance costs for gravel roads.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on Feb. 27 to rezone 41.78 acres along Davis Road and Huiet Drive from Agricultural-Residential (A-R) to R-75 Single-Family Residential, allowing a conceptual yield of up to 16 lots.
Planning and Zoning Director Deborah Bell told the board staff recommended conditional approval with several conditions covering right-of-way dedications, water-easement requirements and infrastructure improvements. One disputed condition — staff’s original estimate that the developer should pay $1,105,000 toward paving the gravel road (later amended in staff paperwork to $1.05M) — was deleted by the Planning Commission and rejected by the board majority.
Why it mattered: Public Works staff said higher residential density on gravel…
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