Staff Report for Thursday January 8th, 2026
Date: Thursday January 8, 2026
To: Planning & Zoning Commission
From: JoAnna Robinson
Subject: Variance at 3658 Ten Oaks Circle SW (PZ26-001)
Subject Property: 3658 Ten Oaks Circle SW
Parcel Number: 19079300530 LL793, 19th District, 2nd Sec, Cobb County, Lot 84 of
Whispering Glen Unit 4, Phase IV, Plat Book 166, Page 24.
Zoning: MDR (Medium Density Residential)
Flood: No flood zone and no flood zone adjacent
Applicant requested to build an addition of 75 sq ft to their living room and a 105 sq ft
porch to the front of the subject property. Applicant’s request to build this expansion
extends into the 35’ front setback per Unified Development Code (UDC) Sec 2-17, Table 2-2
Background
(25PDR-00482) - September 2025 Applicant sent in a Residential Addition Application =
Applicant added 75 sq ft to the living room of the subject property. Work is already done.
(5’3” X 14ft)
(25PDR-00483) - September 2025 Applicant sent in a Patio Enclosure Application =
Applicant closed in front porch of the subject property and that is 105 sq ft. Work is already
done. (7ft X 15ft)
I reviewed this and saw that they built in their front setback. Per our UDC, Sec. 2-17, Table
2-2 the front setback for MDR is 35”. The plat states 20” Front set back, but our Code is
more restrictive at 35” for the front setback. On my plan review on 10/22/2025:
“Summary request: Application to build an addition of 75 sq ft to the living room and a 105
sq ft porch to the front of the subject property.
Summary answer: Customer should apply for a Variance. Customer's request to build
these two items requires a Variance as the proposed building expansion extends into the
front setback for this subject property which is 20' per the plat.”
Impervious Coverage:
******(there looks to be 2 other structures in the backyard)*******
1,114 sq ft is the main building.
1,000 sq ft is the driveway
75 sq ft is the addition
105 sq ft is the new porch
57 sq ft is the stoop and utility closet
2,351 sq ft in total IMPERVIOUS
For MDR 11,000 is the min lot size
(2,351/ 11,000) X 100 = 21.3% impervious coverage (in this zoning MDR, you can have
40%)
Planning and Zoning Recommendation: Provided that Applicant did not build in a utility easement or is encroaching upon a neighbor’s property and given that per the plat the front set back was 20’, The Planning and Zoning Department APPROVES this Variance.