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changed with many being returned to
single family residences.
Along with the changing trend,
the city also changed the zoning ordi
nance.
In February of 2006 the city com
mission approved an ordinance amend
ment that made multi-family residenc
es a 'conditional use' on GR property.
902 Halifax Square was among
the multi-family residences that were
"grandfathered" under the ordinance
change and allowed to exist as "noncon
forming" uses.
The condition placed on the noncon
forming multi-family residences was
that they must remain occupied. If
they are abandoned or use is discontin
ued for a period of 365 days they lose
their "grandfathered" status and the
non-conforming use cannot be reestab
lished.
Glaeser told the commission, "The
apartments were not leased to tenants
for an undetermined period of time and
the applicant (Fortune) was not able
to provide any evidence that directly
proves the apartments were leased
continuously since Feb. 1, 2006 (when
the ordinance was changed). The appli
cant therefore lost the ability to lease
the multi-family units. The only option
to reestablish the multi-family units
is to request a conditional use permit
from the city commission."
According to Glaeser the apartment
house and a small out building now
contain six emits with nine bedrooms,
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ers the same protection from county
governments.
Two - Torras’s attorney’s pointed
out that a large portion of the jail
expansion project is office space for
the sheriffs department and not just
a facility to house inmates. This, they
said, was a misuse of the Special
Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 5
(SPLOST) funds that were designated
for the detention center project.
The attorney argued that the vot
ers did not know they were approving
funds for the sheriffs offices.
Third - Hartridge and Brooks main
tained that the county does not have
the right to connect the new jail to the
old jail with a bridge type structure in
the “air” over I St.
Last year the Brunswick City Com
mission agree in theory to abandon I
St. to the county in order to build the
jail on property is currently the city
street.
But the city commission never
undertook the legal abandonment
proceedure that would have turned
the street over to county.
Without the abandonment, Torras’s
attorneys held that the county does
not have air rights above the street.
Brunswick Mayor Bryan Thomp
son recently said the commission will
hold off on the I St. abandonment
until after the first of 2009 when
three and possibly four new county
commissioners take office.
Without the I St. property, the
county will have to redesign the jail
project, which will cost more money.
Based on this potential cost
THE ISLANDER, OCTOBER 20, 2008, PAGE 5
Retired chief awarded
six kitchens and six bathrooms. For
tune corrected that saying there was
only five bathrooms.
Glaeser said staff generally recom
mends against subdividing historic
homes into multiple apartments.
"I certainly would not recommend
in favor of these proposed apartments
in this location if the existing struc
tures were not already subdivided,"
said Glaeser.
"A housing objective listed in the
new comprehensive plan states multi
family uses are more appropriate along
larger roadways and not within the
southern portion of Old Town," Glae
ser continued, "The negative impact
of multi-family units is demonstrated
throughout the Old Town neighbor
hood and it is the primary reason why
multi-family dwellings are now listed
as a conditional use in the General
Residential zone district."
Glaeser, who recommended against
the conditional use permit, suggested
six conditions that should be placed
on Fortune's permit if the commission
found that his apartments did not have
a negative affect on the character of the
surrounding neighborhood.
They were:
1. ) a maximum of six units;
2. ) a maximum of 14 occupants;
3. ) each unit must have a minimum
lease period of 6 months;
4. ) group meetings (such as Alcohol
ics Anonymous) shall not be held on
the property with nonresidents;
5. ) a maximum of ten vehicles are
allowed to be parked on-street and off-
increase, the county commission
has frozen distribution of SPLOST 5
funds.
For their part, attorneys for the
county, Steven Blackerby and Brad
Watkins, both of Brunswick, main
tained that Georgia counties have
historically built their jails in the
county seat and that the intent of the
Georgia Landower’s Bill of Rights and
Private Property Act of 2006 was not
aimed at changing where county jails
are located.
Todd Brooks has reportedly said
that if Rose upholds O’Connor’s ruling
against them, they will appeal to the
state Court of Appeals. □
street;
6.) the development shall be in sub
stantial compliance with concept plan
date stamped Sept. 9, 2008.
Fortune told the commission he
closed on the property purchase last
May and began renting to men in
recovery in June. He said tenants must
have a job and submit to a drug screen.
Background and fingerprint checks are
also run on the tenants.
Fortune said he was not using the
house for anything other than what it
has been used for for many years.
He said he was unaware of the zon
ing problem and the need for the con
ditional use permit until he received a
letter from Glaeser informing him he
was out of compliance.
More than a dozen people spoke
to the commission about Fortune's
request, the vast majority, including
former Brunswick Mayor Brad Brown,
in opposition to the conditional use
permit.
Primary concerns about what many
called a "halfway house" were about
safety of the children that live nearby
and the increase in traffic. The opposi
tion did not want an apartment full
of people recovering from alcohol and
drug addiction in their neighborhood.
Reduced property values was also a
concern for many.
One resident, who lives across
Egmont St. from the apartment house
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