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Cusseta–Chattahoochee commissioners unanimously approve five conditional use permits after public hearings
Summary
After public hearings and a Feb. 27 called meeting, commissioners approved five conditional use permits — for parcels on Massey Road, GA Highway 26, Nelson Street, Patty Drive and Old Louvale Road — subject to zoning, health‑department and plat requirements.
Chairman Charles Coffey and the Commission of the Unified Government of Cusseta–Chattahoochee County, Georgia, approved five conditional use permits (CUPs) following public hearings held Feb. 24 and a called meeting Feb. 27.
Planning & Zoning recommended approval for each application; the commission’s Feb. 27 votes were unanimous. The approved permits allow: a small stick‑built home on 201 Massey Road (Mia and Derico Countryman, 0.74 acres, zoned R3); placement of a mobile home on 711 GA Highway 26 (Julie and Jerome Wooten, 18.11 acres, zoned R1); demolition of an unsafe stick‑built house and replacement with a mobile home at 109 Nelson Street (Sierra Smith, 0.75 acres, zoned R4); replacement of an older mobile home at 136 Patty Drive (Curtis Stroud Jr., 0.46 acres, zoned R3); and subdivision of 1.35 acres from a 52‑acre tract at 454 Old Louvale Road so a longtime tenant may retain the dwelling (Walter Miller, zoned A1).
Planning & Zoning Chair Brent Ingersoll told the commission the Countryman application required a CUP because the lot falls below the state’s one‑acre septic threshold and therefore needed review despite passing a perk test. Teresa Smith with Planning & Zoning explained that the Wooten application included health‑department inspection and neighborhood notification; she said the board had recommended approval with the standard conditions.
At the Feb. 27 called meeting, Commissioner Timothy Biddle moved to approve Walter Miller’s CUP; Commissioner Jason Frost seconded. Motions to approve the Countryman, Wooten, Smith and Stroud permits drew similar unanimous support and were recorded as approved, subject to county ordinances and health‑department requirements and, where applicable, removal of existing structures and final plat sign‑off by Planning & Zoning.
County Manager Thomas Weaver reminded applicants to confirm health‑department clearances, setbacks and permit details before investing in new homes. Commissioner Biddle emphasized the county’s caution about litigation risk and budget exposure, saying he wanted approvals handled in ways that minimize potential costs to taxpayers. Chairman Coffey noted the county will send formal written decisions to applicants after approvals are entered into the record.
The decisions permit the applicants to proceed with permitting and inspections through the county’s public‑works and health departments; no appeals or litigation were recorded in the meeting record.
