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Variances & Appeals

Effective January 1, 2021, all applications for variances are to be submitted electronically through the Forsyth County online Customer Self Service portal (CSS).  The online CSS portal allows customers to submit applications and make Visa/Mastercard payments electronically.

Administrative Variances

No variance shall be approved administratively by the director unless the requested variance does not vary the standard set forth in the Unified Development Code by more than fifteen (15) percent and only for the following performance standards:

    a) Maximum building height
    b) Building setbacks
    c) Building separation
    d) The following buffers:
          (i) Residential Exterior
          (ii) Georgia Highway 400
          (iii) Large Scale Retail
          (iv) Senior Housing
          (v) Side and Rear

Staff Contact

Linda Brown | Planner I
Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
(770) 781-2115 ext. 2689

Susan Green | Planner II
Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
(770) 205-4565 direct | (770) 781-2115 main

Lori Kyle | Planning Manager
Forsyth County Department of Planning & Community Development
110 E. Main Street, Suite 100 | Cumming, Georgia 30040
(770) 205-4524 direct | (770) 781-2115 main


Administrative Variance Forms

Variances

Planning_Admin_Variance_App
ZBA_Corporate_Company Disclosure
ZBA_Owner_Authorization
ZBA_Variance_App