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    Forsyth County Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA)

    The Zoning Board of Appeals, also known as the ZBA, is a quasi-judicial board that is appointed by the Board of Commissioners. Although each member is appointed to represent a specific Commission District (by the individual District Commissioner), they vote on all applications for all districts. The ZBA is tasked with holding a public hearing on all appeals of administrative decisions and all variances; with the exception of variance requests that would simultaneously apply to four (4) or more existing or proposed lots or units within a single subdivision, or for variance requests that were filed and scheduled to be considered simultaneously and pertaining to the same property with another application in which the authority to hold the public hearing rests with either the Planning Commission or Board of Commissioners. The ZBA does have decision making authority; however their decisions may be appealed to the Board of Commissioners.

    Important Links
    Contact Information

    District 1 Commissioner
    Biography

    District 1
    Jack Shoemake
    , Chairman

    mjshoemake@forsythco.com
    Commission District Map

    District 1 Commissioner
    Biography

    District 2
    Jim Kinsey
    678-458-5478
    jdkinsey@forsythco.com

    District 1 Commissioner
    Biography

    District 3
    Edward Kroell, Vice Chairman
    770-205-4343
    ehkroell@Forsythco.com

    District 1 Commissioner
    Biography

    District 4
    Bettina Hammond
    bhammond@forsythco.com

    District 1 Commissioner
    Biography

    District 5
    Debra Bradley, Secretary
    dlbradley@forsythco.com

    Staff support for the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) is primarily handled by Susan Green and Sharon Farrell (Contact Staff).

    Public Hearing Applications Under Review
    Welcome to the mapping portion of eStatus - the Forsyth County Application/Permit/Plat Search tool. Choose the 'FILTER BY TYPE' pull-down menu to individually select and review specific application types. The Zoning Board of Appeals makes recommendations on variances (VA) and appeals of adminstrative decision (AP) applications.

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    110 East Main Street, Suite 100
    Cumming, GA
    FORSYTH COUNTY GOVERNMENTPhone:  (770) 781-2115
    Fax:  (770) 781-2197