Residents: 'Replace not repeal' controversial land-development rule
“Please, please, let’s not have an Atlanta," said Thomas Faulkner of Friends of Lake Robinson. Saturday's meeting at County Square came after County Council Chairman Willis Meadows proposed in March the repeal of a land-development rule known as Article 3.1. The rule requires new subdivisions to have adequate roads. It also says they must be compatible with environmental conditions and surrounding land-use density. ARTICLE 3 GENERAL SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Review Criteria: Submitted subdivisions may be approved if they meet all of the following criteria: • Adequate existing infras...