Commission approves setback variance and veterans housing project; grants conditional relief for private-drive request
Aug 6, 2026
The board approved three planning items: a setback variance for Gary Baker at 794 Rock Creek Road, a conditional variance for Leanne Roberts contingent on demolition of a dilapidated structure, and a variance allowing the Battlefield Veterans Village Foundation to place four manufactured homes in the Chickamauga Battlefield overlay.
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The Walker County Board of Commissioners approved three planning-and-zoning variances after public hearings Aug. 6. The board approved Gary Baker’s request for a setback variance at 794 Rock Creek Road (tax map 0‑047‑027) after the planning commission recommended approval. "I'm looking to get a variance to build a small home for my mother‑in‑law," Baker said at the hearing.
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