Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County v. Watson

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• relying on Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Williams, 206 Ga. App. 303, 304 (425 SE2d 380) (1992) and Civils v. Fulton County, 108 Ga. App. 793, 797 (134 SE2d 453) (1963)
• relying on Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Williams, 206 Ga. App. 303, 304 (425 SE2d 380) (1992) and Civils v. Fulton County, 108 Ga. App. 793, 797 (134 SE2d 453) (1963)
• trial court “did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of a possible change in zoning”
• for valuation testimony to be admissible, “the condemnee must show that a change in zoning to allow the usage is probable, not remote or speculative, and is so sufficiently likely as to have an appreciable influence on the present market value of the property”
• “Testimony about the ‘highest and best use’ of property ... is not admissible when it involves a use precluded by applicable zoning regulations . . . [unless] the condemnee [can] show that a change in zoning to allow the usage is probable. . . .”

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