Forsyth County Commissioners voted 5-0 to deny a proposal for a Hindu Temple and priest residence in a Lake Lanier-area neighborhood recently.
Sumalatha Satoor had sought a conditional use permit to allow construction of an 11,200 square-foot worship facility and 4,100 square-foot home for a priest on Pilgrim Point Road and Mercedes Drive. The proposed complex would have included 109 parking spaces. The land had been zoned single family residential.
Residents of the Shady Shores neighborhood mobilized and opposed the project citing impacts on the surrounding neighborhood and traffic issues, prompting the Forsyth County Planning Commission to deny the application Jan. 31.
District 5 County Commissioner Laura Semanson cited many of the same concerns in moving to scrap the proposal within her district, saying the proposed complex was too intensive for the surrounding neighborhood and inconsistent with zoning. She said it would negatively impact nearby property values and was not in line with community covenants.
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