Forsyth Commissioners Oppose Proposed Residential Design Bills

FORSYTH COUNTY, GA — At their Feb. 26, work session, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution opposing a residential design bill in the Georgia legislature that would preempt local building design standards.

The resolution is an expression of the Board’s opposition to HB302 and SB172, which attempt to remove local government’s ability to implement building design standards. If passed, local governments would no longer be able to create standards such as character areas, which has traditionally been one of the hallmarks of good planning.

“I can’t think of anything worse than taking away the citizen’s right to have a voice,” said Vice-Chairman Cindy Jones Mills. “All the meetings, all of the things the local community has done – to say that those things no longer matter - it’s not right.”

The Board voted unanimously to send the resolution to the state legislature.

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