PETITION FOR REZONING

 

TO THE LAVONIA MUNICPAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR AND COUNICL OF THE CITY OF LAVONIA, FRANKLIN COUNTY, STATE OF GEORGIA:

 

            The Petition of John A. Cascone and Cora E. Cascone, clients, hereinafter called Petitioners, respectfully show:

 

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            Petitioners desire a change in zoning from R-1 to R-2 of that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the corporate limits of the City of Lavonia at 5280 Vickery Street, being more particularly described by Warranty Deed containing the legal description attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, and made a part of this Petition, filed in the office of the Clerk of said City.

 

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            Petitioner has timely erected on the land sought to be rezoned a sign in accordance with Section 112.2 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, of the City of Lavonia.

 

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            Petitioner herewith pays to the Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Lavonia the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, ($200.00), to cover administrative costs involved.

            Wherefore, Petitioner prays:  that this Petition be filed; that Notice to the Public of a Public Hearing be advertised; that hearing be had; that approval of the Lavonia Municipal Planning Commission be obtained and entered; that the property be rezoned by order of the Council of the City of Lavonia as set out and prayed in this Petition, in all accordance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, of said city.

 

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John A. Cascone, Petitioner

 

 

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Cora E. Cascone, Petitioner

 

 

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S. Ernest Vandiver III

Attorney for Petitioners

 

 

 

 

            The foregoing Petition having been filed and $200.00 costs paid, this 8th day of May, 2004.

 

 

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Clerk and Treasurer

City of Lavonia, Georgia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT “A”

 

 

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 206th District, G.M., Franklin County, Georgia, within the corporate limits of the City of Lavonia, containing 10.35 acres, more or less, and being bounded, now or formerly, as follows:  On the Northeast by 40 foot right of way of Henry Street; On the Southeast by 30 foot right of way of Rainbow Drive and property of Randall; On the Northwest by property designated as Lots 1, 2, 4 and 5 on the below described plat and on the below described plat of survey prepared by Clelland A. Tyson, Surveyor, dated May 4, 1970, recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 193, Public Records of Franklin County, Georgia, and by 40 foot right of way of Carolina Lane.

 

Said tracts are more particularly described as tract No. 1, containing 9.83 acres, and Tract No. 2, containing 0.52 acres, on a Plat of Survey prepared by Clelland A. Tyson, Surveyor, dated May 15, 1981, which plat, recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 95, Public Records of Franklin County, Georgia, is by this reference incorporated herein as a part thereof.

 

This is a portion of the property conveyed by Warranty Deed from Mrs. Olga Tribble Smith to Woodford J. Roberts, dated February 7, 1969, and recorded in Deed Book 174, Page 579, Public Records of Franklin County, Georgia.