Development Ordinance Ninth Version to be discussed this weekNews
April 5, 2021
, by Lonnie Adams
ELLIJAY, Ga. – With the county’s April meetings coming this week, discussion and debate is continuing as the Land Use Ordinance change is in its Ninth Version for the county. The Board of Commissioners keep revisiting the document with new changes as citizens continue debating and questioning certain aspects of the changes.
Most recently, debates over 60-feet Right of Ways have come under scrutiny. Yet, the discussion has ranged from lot sizes to road quality to types of animals in hobby livestock.
Gilmer County has discussed each topic at length before having County Attorney David Clerk revise the ordinance. Now of Version Nine, the document still has not reached a formal First Reader. Over several meetings, the board has indicated the sentiment as Chairman Charlie Paris stated on different occasions that he wanted to get it right rather than get it done fast.