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-THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1982
Two Amendments To Zoning Laws Approved
From the Front
A rezoning request from
Jewel Palmer was given a
recommendation for appro
val at the meeting. Mrs.
Palmer had requested that a
lot at the intersection of
Fairlane Drive and Pilgrim
Mill Road be rezoned from
VC (Vacation Cottages) to
CBD, for the construction of
a real estate office.
Action on the request had
been delayed one month by
the planning commission, to
determine the feasibility of a
conditional zoning for the
property. That conditional
zoning would have required
that the property revert
back to its original zoning
(VC) once the real estate
office ceased to function.
Planning Director Lanier
Bannister said he and
County Attorney Jess Wat
son had both determined
that the conditional zoning
was discriminatory, and
would not hold up in court.
Bannister noted that such a
zoning would be binding on
Mrs. Palmer, and no one
else.
Several residents of the
AMI Has Plan
For Authority
From the Front
Expansion however, is the
main objective for the hospi
tal at the present time,
whether the authority deals
with AMI or not, said Phil
Smith, authority chairman.
Smith said the hospital will
make plans to expand and
grow regardless of the suit.
“We’ve got to grow regard
less of a lawsuit,” said
Smith, “We can’t just stand
still for five years.”
In order for expansion of
the hospital to take place,
the hospital must file a cer
tificate of need, which could
take anywhere from three to
six months for action. If the
: Purcell Gets
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> Robert W. Purcell has
> been appointed president
! and chief executive officer
'for Phillips & Brooks, Inc.,
f Cumming, Georgia.
! Purcell joined Phillips &
Brooks, Inc. in 1978 as vice
I president and general man
; ager until his recent appoint
; ment. He succeeds John D.
' Margeson who will serve as
‘ chairman of the board.
Phillips & Brooks, Inc. is a
Cumming based manufac
• turer of telephone enclo
sures, selling throughout the
U.S. and internationally. The
company is currently cele
brating its 25th year in the
industry.
Concord To
Hold Festival
Concord Baptist Church W
M U in Silver City will hold a
fall festival on Saturday,
Oct. 16, on Highway 19 North
in Silver City from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Homemade cakes, coo
kies, candies, pumpkins,
sweet potatoes, potted house
plants, yard sale items,
canned fruits and vegeta
bles, homemade crafts, ce
ramics and much more will
be on sale.
Benefit Dinner
Is Scheduled
A benefit dinner will be
held for Sharon Baptist
Youth Church on Friday,
Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m., at Vir
ginia’s Restaurant.
The dinner will include
fried shrimp, boiled shrimp,
catfish and fried oysters and
slaw and hushpuppies. The
price of the dinner is $6, for
all you can eat.
Half of the proceeds will go
to the church. For informa
tion, call 887-9276.
VOTE
SHOEMAKE
Post #1
November 2
Shady Shores Subdivision,
who appeared at last
month’s planning commis
sion meeting, had expressed
concern that Mrs. Palmer’s
lot was too small, according
to health department stan
dards, to accomodate both a
well and a septic tank.
Mrs. Palmer said at that
meeting that she had been
given permission to connect
to the well of a nearby prop
erty owner. At last week’s
meeting, she stated that the
property owner has now
agreed to install another
well, if necessary, to acco
modate the proposed real
estate office.
Mrs. Palmer also pointed
out that the proposed office
would be located in an area
already occupied by a num
ber of small businesses.
Only one homeowner in the
Shady Shores subdivision
was present at last week’s
meeting. The homeowner op
posed the rezoning, and
stated that construction of
the real estate office might
someday lead to the rezon
ing, for commercial use, of
another lot behind Mrs.
certificate of need is granted
to the hospital, the hospital
then gets one year (with a
possible six month exten
sion) to begin construction.
Smith estimates construci
ton to take approximately
six months to a year. Con
struction should begin in
1983, Smith said.
Construction would add
about 40 beds to the current
35 bed facility, and would
add staff members.
By 1988, Smith belives the
hospital will have to add
another 50 beds, more oper
ating rooms, emergency
rooms, etc. “The hospital
will grow with the county,”
Smith said.
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Palmer’s property. The
homeowner said that if the
lot were zoned for commer
cial purposes, development
would occur within 15 feet of
his home.
Planning Commission
Chairman Dennis Martin
said the planning commis
sion was not in a position to
determine what would occur
in the future. He added that
Mrs. Palmer’s lot was not
large enough for a house,
without a number of special
variances. Following com
ments by Martin, the plan
ning commission voted
unanimously to sent the re
quest to the commissioners,
with a recommendation for
approval.
Five other rezoning re
quests were given a recom
mendation for approval:
A rezoning for Joe D.
Fowler, from VC to A (Agri
culture), for 60 acres off
Holtzclaw Road.
A rezoning for Randall
Elrod, from R-l (Resi
dential, Single-Family
Homes) to CBD, for one acre
at 339 Kelly Mill Road. Elrod
plans to reopen a garage on
the propferty, once owned by
his uncle, and convert the
building into an automobile
cleaning shop.
A rezoning for Billy
Green, from R-l to CBD, for
.74 acres at the Forsyth-Ful
ton County line. Green has
operated a grading business
on the property for six years,
but has discovered that the
property was not properly
zoned for that purpose.
Two rezonings for J.
Marvin Starr, who requested
that two one-acre lots at the
intersection of Pilgrim Mill
and Antioch Roads be re
zoned from A to CBD. Starr
said he plans to build a con
venience store, and some
additional stores on the prop
erty.
Two amendments to the
county’s zoning laws were
approved by the planning
commission. Planning Di
rector Lanier Bannister said
one of the amendments
would permit the construc
tion of office buildings on
land zoned M-l (Industrial).
He said that without the
amendment, industries
would need to rezone a sepa
rate portion of their property
for an office facility.
The other amendment in
creases to five acres the
minimum amount of land
upon which a grading permit
is required. Prior to the
amendment, areas intended
for grading, which were as
small as 10,000 square feet,
required a grading permit.
County Engineer Harold Wil
liams said the requirement
was impossible to enforce.
The five-acre minimum re
quirement is in compliance
with state standards.
The planning commission
clarified the intent of a rule
limiting construction in re
stricted zonings to only
“stick built” homes. Accord
ing to the planning commis
sion, “stick built” homes are
those homes which are built
on site. Thus, the rule pro
hibits prefabricated homes
in restricted zonings. Ban
nister had requested clarifi
cation of the rule’s intent, in
order to make determin
ations on “stick built”
homes.
Ten other rezoning re
quests were sent by the plan
ning commission to next
month’s public hearing:
A request from South
ern Bell, that Electronic
Switching Stations be per
mitted in business zonings in
Forsyth County. At present,
the stations are permitted
only in residential areas.
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A request from Jack
Jones, that 2.18 acres on Old
Flowery Branch Road be
rezoned from VC to A. Jones
plans to build a dry dock on
the property.
A request from Bobby
Jennings, that 1.25 acres off
Elmo Road be rezoned from
A to R-2 (Residential, Single-
Family Homes). Jennings
said his property is not large
enough to meet the set-back
requirement of an agricultu
ral zoning.
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zonings are less than those of
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A rezoning from CBD to
M-2 (Heavy Industry) for
4.06 acres belonging to Ros
coe Thomas, at the intersec
tion of Georgia highways 400
and 369. The land is located
in the northwest comer of
that intersection. County
Commissioner Leroy Hub
bard said the land would
become the Forsyth County
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A request from Johnny
Streetman, that 1.48 acres on
Bagley Road be rezoned
from A to R-2.
A request from Frank
Fleming, that 4.45 acres at
the intersection of McFar
land Road and Georgia 9 be
rezoned from R-l to CBD.
Fleming said he hopes to
build a glass company on the
property. At present, he is
renting a building for his
commercial glazing busi
ness.
A request from James
Harrington, Jr., that 2.99
acres at the intersection of
Majors Road and Georgia
141 be rezoned from A to
CBD. Harrington said that
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erty.
Requests from Jessie
Tinsley and Joe Slay, Jr.,
that two lots in the Mountain
Valley Estates Subdivision
be rezoned from A to R-2.
A request that 32.92
acres at the intersection of
Georgia 141 and James
Road, near Brookwood
Church, be rezoned from R
-2-R (Single-Family Homes,
Restricted Residential
Area) to A.
Next month’s public hear
ing will be held on Tuesday,
Oct. 26, at 8 p.m., in the
Community Room of the
Forsyth County Courthouse.
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