One case: Johnny Ball’s swimming pool cover @ ZBOA 2021-06-01

There was only one case at the Valdosta-Lowndes Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBOA). Johnny Ball wants a variance for a roof over his swimming pool at 12 Brentwood Place, Valdosta, GA. That’s off of Sherwood Drive, which comes north from Baytree Road, but Brentwood Place is between Gornto Road and the railroad and Sugar Creek, upstream from the Withlacoochee River. Also they have a new ZBOA member.


[Johnny Ball, ZBOA, maps]
Johnny Ball, ZBOA, maps

That has setback requirements, depending on whether it is an accessory structure or an addition to the house (attached to it), and whether it is enclosed. Whichever it was, it actually did not match the city code.


[Map to Withlacoochee River]
Map to Withlacoochee River

But since it did no harm to the neighbors or anything, they granted the variance.


[Zboa-2021-06-01]
Zboa-2021-06-01

As he mentioned, Johnny Ball is on the Greater Lowndes Planning Commission, but he was at ZBOA as an individual property owner.

[Johnny Ball]
Johnny Ball

They have a new member, Samuel Clemons, a Valdosta appointee, term expires May 8, 2024. I don’t know whether he is the Dr. Samuel Clemons, Regional Director, Horizon Academy, Valdosta City Schools, or the Samuel Clemons, Jr., Principal, Pine Grove Middle School, Lowndes County Schools, or somebody else. I’d guess the former, since he’s a city appointee.

[Samuel Clemons, new member]
Samuel Clemons, new member

I would post the agenda, but the most recent posted is from April. I would post the Summary of Actions, but the most recent is from March. The most recent Minutes are from February.

Below are links to each LAKE video, followed by a LAKE video playlist.

Here’s a LAKE video playlist:


One case: Johnny Ball’s swimming pool cover @ ZBOA 2021-06-01
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),
Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia.

[Map closeup]
Map closeup

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