Board approves family‑variance special question for Strawser property on Cathy Ridge Road

The Coffee County Board of Zoning Appeals on June 18 approved a special‑question request for property at 14741 Cathy Ridge Road, allowing a small conveyance (estimated between 1 and 2 acres) to the applicant’s daughter under the board’s special‑question and family‑variance provisions.

The applicant (speaker 4) described the situation: their daughter, a disabled Air Force veteran, moved onto the site in a 2021 manufactured home that was permitted with septic and utility hookups. “When we put that in, everything's permitted… We did it all with septic and everything,” the resident said, and added the family has had VA approval for housing assistance that does not allow them to purchase a home outright, which makes keeping the existing home important to the family.

Board members noted the proposed conveyance follows a natural fence line and that a surveyor has already visited the site. Discussion touched on water infrastructure; speakers noted a 4‑inch water line currently serves the area. A board member moved to approve the request under Roman numerals II, III and IV (criteria cited in minutes) with no adverse access or infrastructure impacts recorded; the chair announced the motion carried after a second.

The board asked the applicant to coordinate with county staff to finalize the survey and administrative paperwork. The approval was administrative in nature and contingent on confirming the parcel boundaries and infrastructure capacity.