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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. â The Forsyth County Planning Commission voted April 27 to nix proposed regulations they say would limit lower income families from the calling the county home.
The issue stemmed from proposed changes to the countyâs regulations governing manufactured or mobile homes. County officials said the changes were initially spurred by cases in which developers have tried to create de-facto mobile home parks outside of areas zoned for the structures.
While planning officials agreed with many elements of the changes â mostly related to aesthetics â they balked at a proposed minimum lot size requirement of 2 acres for a manufactured home built outside of districts the county has zoned for mobile homes. Proponents of the 2-acre requirement say it would move Forsyth County closer to reflecting standards of neighboring counties.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. â A mixed-use development proposed next to Brandywine Elementary School received the greenlight from the Forsyth County Commission at its April 15 meeting. Commissioners also approved an application for a business billed as Forsyth Countyâs first farm winery.
The approval of the rezoning request for the 19-acre site at 100 McFarland Parkway paves the way for applicant Liu Investment Partners to construct 67 townhomes with about 51,000-square feet of office/retail space dubbed Villages at Brandywine.
The plan also calls for amenities like pocket parks, a playground, walking trails, a picnic area and open spaces.
The proposal to rezone was first presented in 2016, but the brakes were pumped on the project until this year. Recently, the timeline has picked up, with the Planning Commission recommending approval, 4-1, last month ahead of the Board of Commissionerâs final approval last week.
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. â The Forsyth County Commission approved a slew of updates to its conservation subdivision ordinance at its April 15 meeting that aims to preserve some undisturbed areas amid the countyâs extensive growth.
Conservation subdivisions generally allow for higher residential density on a site, but as a trade-off, the developer agrees to keep more land undisturbed or provide amenities like open spaces or play fields.
âWe really need this (zoning) category,â Commission Chairwoman Cindy Jones Mills said. âWe have land we need to conserve. I think it will really help reduce some of the mass grading.â
The updates include calculating minimum lot sizes by average square-footage versus a set minimum that was previously included in the code on lower density residential developments. The maximum residential lot coverage was also set at 50 percent in all zoning districts. The county chose to retain its 25-acre minimum size for any conservation sub
FORYSTH COUNTY, Ga. â With land prices soaring, itâs hard to imagine 40 acres in the heart of Forsyth County that no one wants.
The mostly abandoned Greenleaf neighborhood near Anderson Lake in northeast Forsyth County has sat pretty much idle since construction halted 15 years ago. The site, with about 67 parcels, remains an embarrassing reminder of how one unscrupulous developer can ruin lives and damage a neighborhood.
Around 2005, the developer, Jeffrey Allen Teague, induced appraiser Darryl L. Cooper of Decatur to prepare fraudulent appraisals that reflected completed construction on 15 homes that in fact had not been completed. With most of the homes failing to meet code and an appraiser willing to certify each home worth a hefty sum, out-of-state investors made $4.7 million in mortgage loans for 15 of the properties.