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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners approve several conditional-use permits, reappoint planning members and open SPLOST account
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At meetings in February, the Cusseta–Chattahoochee County Commission approved five conditional use permits after public hearings, reappointed three Planning & Zoning members through 2027, and authorized a 2025 SPLOST bank account and other routine agenda items.
The Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County approved a bundle of routine agenda items and five conditional use permits following public hearings held Feb. 24 and a called meeting Feb. 27.
At its Feb. 4 regular meeting the commission voted to open a 2025 SPLOST bank account and approved an LMIG project change from Riverbend Road to Friendship Road; motions to reappoint Randy Register, Teresa Smith and Willie Brown to the county Planning & Zoning Commission also passed. Commissioner Jason Frost made several of the motions; others were seconded by Commissioner Gerald Douglas or Commissioner Timothy Biddle, and the record describes the votes as unanimous on those items.
The commission held public hearings Feb. 24 on five conditional use permit (CUP) applications: 201 Massey Rd. (Mia and Derico Countryman); 711 GA Hwy 26 (Julie and Jerome Wooten); 109 Nelson St. (Sierra Smith); 136 Patty Dr. (Curtis Stroud Jr.); and 454 Old Louvale Rd. (Walter Miller). Planning & Zoning recommended approval for each application, typically conditioned on compliance with state law, county building and zoning ordinances, and health‑department septic requirements.
At a Feb. 27 called meeting the commission voted unanimously to approve all five CUPs. Chairman Charles Coffey noted approvals remain subject to plat signing and standard inspections. County Manager Thomas Weaver reminded applicants that approvals do not remove required permits or inspections: "They will still have to abide by the current zoning laws and ordinances that we have in place and will have to get the permits to start building through our public works dept.," he said.
Voting record at a glance (as recorded in the meeting minutes): - CUP 454 Old Louvale Rd. (Walter Miller): approved (motion: Commissioner Biddle; second: Commissioner Frost; unanimous). - CUP 201 Massey Rd. (Mia & Derico Countryman): approved (motion: Commissioner Hoyte; second: Commissioner Biddle; unanimous). - CUP 711 GA Hwy 26 (Julie Wooten): approved (motion: Commissioner Biddle; second: Commissioner Frost; unanimous). - CUP 109 Nelson St. (Sierra Smith): approved (motion: Commissioner Douglas; second: Commissioner Biddle; unanimous). - CUP 136 Patty Dr. (Curtis Stroud Jr.): approved (motion: Commissioner Hoyte; second: Commissioner Biddle; unanimous). - Reappointments to Planning & Zoning (Randy Register, Teresa Smith, Willie Brown): approved by recorded resolutions at the Feb. 4 meeting. - 2025 SPLOST bank account and LMIG change (Riverbend Rd to Friendship Rd): approved Feb. 4 as routine agenda items.
The commission emphasized that approvals do not override health‑department or platting requirements. County staff and commissioners repeatedly told applicants to confirm septic approvals and other checklist items before investing in construction; the minutes note that health‑department inspections and proper sign/posting dates were part of the administrative review. The records also note that, in at least one case, Planning & Zoning recommended approval contingent on a passing ‘perk’ (perk) test for septic suitability.
The board closed the Feb. 4 meeting after reconvening from an executive session on legal matters; no votes were reported as taken during that closed session. The Feb. 24 work session included a separate discussion about whether the county’s CUP ordinance should be clarified (see separate article).