ASE NUMBER: PZ 25 - 003.
APPLICANT: David Pearson Communities, Inc. Represented by Kevin Moore.
REZONING: To consider a change in the zoning conditions of PZ22-004.
LOCATION: Naturewalk Preserve Subdivision. 5550 and 5556 Story Road, within land lots 820, 821, 883, 882 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: PUD-R ACRES: 49.77 acres PINs: 19088300010, 19088200380.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
BACKGROUND: On April 18, 2022, City Council approved PZ 22-004 for the development 117 unit detached subdivision on 49.77 acres. It is now known as Naturewalk Preserve Subdivision.
On September 16, 2024, the City Council approved PZ24-033 to allow private streets and a controlled access gated subdivision at Naturewalk Preserve.
On January 21, 2025, the City Council Approved PZ25-001, which was filed to appeal the Community Development denial of 8' tall perimeter fence. The conditions of this approval stipulated that the applicant shall request to modify zoning conditions for private streets, and to allow the 8' tall perimeter fence.
The applicant is requesting changes to the previously approved zoning conditions for case PZ22-004. The proposed modifications involve the following:
1. Performance Timing for the Delivery of the Amenity: The applicant seeks to amend the timing requirements related to the construction and completion of the subdivision amenity. This involves revising the current condition that limits the issuance of no more than 50% of building permits before the amenity's completion. The applicant is requesting that this standard to be revised to that no more than 50% of certificates of occupancy be issued. This modification on timing aligns with the original intent of that stipulation, which is to ensure that no more than 50% of units are occupied before the amenities are completed.
2. Private Streets: The applicant seeks to revise the condition mandating public streets to allow for private streets within t...
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