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Rezoning, meeting schedule approved in McDonough

By Monroe Roark
Dec 1, 2019

The McDonough City Council voted at its Nov. 18 regular meeting to approve a rezoning from R-100 (single-family residential) to OI (office-institutional) for a lot at 200 Atlanta Street, along with variances pertaining to the reduction of the 50-foot structure setback and 25-foot landscape strip required by city code.

The council also approved its workshop and meeting schedule for 2020, beginning with an organizational meeting Jan. 2. All workshop meeting will be the first Thursday of each month except in December. Regular council meeting will be the third Monday except for January and February, when they are delayed one day due to holidays, and in December when it will convene on the second Monday.

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