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Commission approves five conditional use permits after public hearings and a called meeting; planners to recommend code clarifications
Summary
After public hearings Feb. 24 and a Feb. 27 called meeting, the Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission approved five conditional use permits for residential placements, following Planning & Zoning recommendations and discussions about whether county CUP language unintentionally requires permits for manufactured homes.
The Cusseta‑Chattahoochee County Commission approved five conditional use permits (CUPs) after public hearings Feb. 24 and a Feb. 27 called meeting.
Applicants whose permits were approved include Mia and Derico Countryman (201 Massey Rd.), Jerome and Julie Wooten (711 GA Hwy 26), Sierra Smith (109 Nelson St.), Curtis Stroud Jr. (136 Patty Dr.) and Walter Miller (454 Old Louvale Rd.). Planning & Zoning recommended approval for each application, and the commission recorded unanimous motions to approve all five permits at the Feb. 27 called meeting. Approvals were conditioned on compliance with county ordinances, completion of any required health‑department septic inspections and final plat signing where applicable.
The CUP items drew detailed procedural discussion at a Feb. 24 work session and public hearing. Planning & Zoning Chair Brent Ingersoll told commissioners the CUPs were required because some lots did not meet state septic or minimum‑lot thresholds; he said the board recommended approval when the technical criteria were met. Teresa Smith of Planning & Zoning repeatedly noted the board’s recommendations that the applicants comply with county codes and health rules.
At the Feb. 24 session commissioners debated whether the county’s zoning language inadvertently made manufactured‑home placements subject to CUPs. Chairman Charles Coffey said the panel must avoid perceptions of unequal treatment, warning, "If we give you an exception, then that opens us up that we didn't do the same for someone else," and adding that past litigation concerns factor into approaches to exceptions. Applicants and neighbors who spoke described septic tests, site preparation and their plans to make the properties habitable; the minutes record that the health department had inspected at least one site.
What’s next: each CUP approval remains subject to the county’s permitting process — building permits, health‑department clearance and, where required, plat signing by Planning & Zoning. Planning & Zoning members and the county attorney agreed at the work session to review zoning code language to clarify when a CUP is required for manufactured homes, with any code changes to return to the commission for consideration.
