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Board approves Special Exception #2825 to allow administrative home-office work with ban on equipment storage
Summary
The board approved Special Exception #2825 permitting administrative work for a construction business at a residence, with stipulations from the Zoning & Appeals recommendation and explicit prohibition on on-site equipment or trailers; neighbors had opposed the request.
The Houston County Board of Commissioners approved Special Exception #2825 at its March 18 meeting to permit administrative work for a construction business at a residence, subject to the conditions recommended by the Zoning & Appeals Board and staff. Building Inspection & Planning/Zoning Assistant Rebecca Kidd presented the item and applicant James Pierce described the request as administrative only.
Several neighbors — identified in the record as Dara West, James Ryle and Eric Everett — spoke in opposition. County Attorney Tom Hall told the board that approval does not supersede private restrictive covenants and that neighborhood covenants could still prohibit business activities even if the county grants an exception. Commissioner Gottwals moved to approve the special exception with the Zoning & Appeals stipulations and to restrict storage of business equipment, including trailers, on the property; the motion carried unanimously.
