Athens planning commission forwards draft rules for recovery housing, asks law director to review The Athens City Planning Commission reviewed draft zoning changes that define and regulate residential care facilities and recovery housing (spacing, parking, permits) and voted to forward the draft to the law director for legal review; operators and residents gave public testimony supporting the program while neighbors raised concerns about density, shared driveways and certification timing.

The Athens City Planning Commission is taking crucial steps to regulate recovery housing, balancing community needs with state requirements, but public opinion is sharply divided.

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