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Commission denies special‑exception request for family personal care home amid neighborhood objections
Summary
Commissioners voted 9–1 to deny an application for a family personal care home at 3638 Stanton Court after neighbors raised safety, traffic and inspection concerns; planning staff had approved with six conditions but the full commission rejected the request following public testimony.
Residents from the Pepper Ridge area packed the chambers March 18 to oppose a proposal to convert a single‑family home into a family personal care home for four residents. Octavia Holloway Collins and community representatives told the commission they are not opposed to care for seniors but said their subdivision already contains multiple care homes and the proposed location would strain traffic, increase visits and generate trash and safety issues.
Planning staff briefed commissioners that family personal care homes (four to…
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