An angry

Coweta County Commission made it quite clear Tuesday

night that they would no longer hear variances applying

to already built structures.

The straw

that broke the camels' back was when planning director

Robert Tolleson brought a variance request by Lichty

Brothers Construction on a garage already built at a home

at the corner of Ingram Court and Brittian Way.

Tolleson

said the double car garage was 122 feet from the house,

but extended one foot into the buffer area.

"I'm

tired of this and I'm not going to listen to anymore of

them," said a noticeably hot Commissioner Vernon

"Mutt" Hunter as he stormed to the break room

to get a cup of coffee.

Several

months ago, the commissioners had asked staff to write

policies and guidelines to catch errors before homes or

garages were built.

"You're

putting us in the position of having to vote and tell

somebody to tear a house down. That's just not

right," Hunter said.

Tolleson

said the county had inspected the footings and found the

garage was outside the buffer area. But after the

inspection, the homeowner told the construction company

he wanted the garage moved a little bit and that's where

the problem occurred.

The

commissioners approved the variance, but said this is the

last one they want to discuss.

"I

don't want to see or hear anymore of these. If I do, I

will vote to tear the structure down," said

Commissioner Robert Wood.

Assistant

county administrator Chuck Crawford said he would be

meeting with the county's building department to see what

had happened and how these situations could be eliminated

in the future.