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Executor asks Heard County to remove historic designation for Lonnie Bell Estate; attorney advises rezoning process
Summary
Executor Leopold F. Joh told the board that the historic designation lowers the estate's appraised value and asked that it be removed so heirs can sell; County Attorney Michael Hill recommended following the zoning procedures law and using the rezoning process to revoke the designation.
Leopold F. Joh, executor for the Lonnie Bell Estate, asked the Heard County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 20 to remove the property’s historic designation, saying the designation reduces the estate’s appraised value and impedes a sale by the heirs.
Chairman Lee Boone welcomed Joh to the podium to present the request. Joh said the heirs wish to sell the property but that the historic designation assigns a significantly lower appraised value; he asked the board to remove the designation to allow a sale at fair market value.
County Attorney Michael Hill responded that the property sits within a zoning overlay and advised that the proper legal procedure is to follow the zoning procedures law. Hill recommended that the applicant pursue the formal rezoning process to revoke the historic designation rather than an ad hoc removal.
The transcript records the request and the attorney’s guidance; no board vote or formal direction was recorded on the matter during this meeting.
