Legal Opinion
Union County v. CGP, INC.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 17, 2003No. S03A0669, S03X0670PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Justice.
This case involving floodplain and floodway building restrictions in Union County arises in the context of the development of a subdivision in an area between two streams. The County has had a Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (hereinafter “flood ordinance”) since 1984, and amended it in 1993 and again in 2000. CGP, Inc. began considering development of a retirement community in Union County in the mid-1990s and discussed the project with the sole county commissioner in 1996. CGP purchased the land involved here in 1997; got approval from the State Department of Health in May…
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