Legal Opinion
Bentley v. Chastain
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 4, 1978No. 33420, 33421PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Vulcan Material Company, which operates a granite quarry in Cobb County, and Harold Chastain, the lessor of the property, sought a variance from zoning restrictions prohibiting quarrying within 4,000 feet of a residential use and 2,000 feet from any other use. Neighbors, Bentley and Hawn, appeared at the hearing before the Cobb County Board of Zoning Appeals to object, but the variance was granted. The neighbors appealed to the Cobb Superior Court pursuant to Code Ann. § 69-1211.1 1 and Section 12B of the Cobb County Zoning and Planning Act, 2 and demanded a de…
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- Barrett v. HambySupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
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