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Douglasville council approves accessory guest‑house requests tied to Parcel C 027
Summary
The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously July 6 to approve two items tied to an accessory guest‑house and a variance for a 0.29‑acre parcel identified as Parcel ID C 027 in Land Lot 21, District 1, Section 5; the applicant was Epic Development, represented by Alex Popham. Council removed related items from the table and approved both permits after no substantive new updates from staff or the applicant.
The Douglasville City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to approve two planning items tied to an accessory guest house for a 0.29‑acre R‑2 parcel identified as Parcel ID C 027 in Land Lot 21, District 1, Section 5.
Chairwoman Nicole Miller moved to remove related items from the table and then brought forward item 26‑189, a request by Epic Development (in care of Alex Popham) for a special land use permit to allow an accessory guest house. Dana Gray, the city’s community development director, told the council she had no updates on the application. Applicant Alex Popham said, “I don't have any updates from Thursday.” Miller moved to approve item 26‑189; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote with the ayes prevailing.
The council then considered item 26‑188, a variance request to allow an accessory guest house to be placed along the street frontage for the same parcel. Miller said prior questions had been worked out while the item was tabled; she moved to approve the variance, a second was voiced, and the council again approved the motion by voice vote. The transcript contains inconsistent street references for the parcel (it is named as 6304 Melrose Street in discussion of 26‑189 and later as 6304 Mill Road in discussion of 26‑188); the record identifies the lot by Parcel ID C 027 and Land Lot 21, District 1, Section 5 rather than providing a single, consistent street address.
Motions and procedural steps: council removed items 26‑205 and 26‑206 from the table before voting on 26‑189 and 26‑188. The approval motions were made from the planning and development chair; the seconders were recorded by the mayor at the time of each motion. Community development staff and the applicant provided no substantive new materials during the meeting.
Votes at a glance: - Item 26‑189 (special land use permit for accessory guest house, Parcel ID C 027) — Approved (motion moved by Chair Nicole Miller; second voiced; ayes prevailing). - Item 26‑188 (variance to allow accessory guest house along street frontage, Parcel ID C 027) — Approved (motion moved by Chair Nicole Miller; second voiced; ayes prevailing).
What happens next: The council took final action at the July 6 voting meeting; the items were removed from the table and approved. The meeting record does not list additional conditions, mitigation measures or appeal timelines in the discussion; any permit conditions or next administrative steps will appear in the formal written approvals and staff files.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article are identified in the council’s transcript and the meeting record.
