Dive Brief:
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Homebuilders in Fayetteville, GA, will have to incorporate more windows into their designs and stick with a single cladding material on all four sides of each house if city officials get their way.
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The City Council tabled a proposal this week that would have mandated uniform design standards starting next year, even on homes in different subdivisions.
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The temporary reprieve came after testimony from a Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia official who said the plan was “not thought through well enough at this time.”
Dive Insight:
While a city official said the Fayetteville government is “trying to set a better standard” for home design, one resident called the proposal “government overreach” and “insulting to homeowners, saying they’re not capable [of] picking out the details of their own houses.” The association representative said the mandate would add to the cost of building a house without increasing the structure’s appraised value.