The Lake Martin Home Owners and Boat Owners (HOBOs) want to inform the residents of Tallapoosa County and the Lake Martin area of vital information concerning the management of the growth of Tallapoosa County. We are not experts in this area. We are simply concerned property owners and citizens.
To the best of our knowledge, the county’s growth is currently unregulated and unplanned. We have been unable to find any zoning or regional planning ordinances for Tallapoosa County. There is no information about zoning on the county’s website, although the City of Dadeville does have a planning and zoning committee.
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