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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Athens public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Adult rental occupancy variance at 171 E State Street
The request would let five unrelated adults rent a home in an R1 zone where only three are allowed — a test of how the city handles rental density in single-family neighborhoods.
Proposed Amendment to Yard Regulations (Section 23.03.08)
A 21-year resident wants a 6-foot fence closer to the street than code allows to keep deer out of her garden and buffer noise from the adjacent commercial district. Neighbors supported it; the board debated future sidewalk implications before approving.
City development code audit sits idle
A consultant's year-and-a-half-old audit of the city's zoning code recommends a wholesale rewrite into a unified development code, but the Service-Safety Director thinks that's too much at once and suggested a working group instead.