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File #: ORD 25 -019    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 11/3/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/1/2025 Final action: 12/1/2025
Title: AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF COBB COUNTY AT 3980 SANDERS ROAD TO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF POWDER SPRINGS; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 1st Reading: Nov 17 2025 2nd Reading & Hearing: Dec 1 2025
Attachments: 1. Work Session Minutes, 2. ORD 2025-019 EXH A, 3. ORD 2025 - 019 Annexation Sanders Road, 4. 3980 Sanders Rd - Staff Report [Updated 11-26-25], 5. 3980 Sanders Rd - Revised Site Plan 11-25-25, 6. 3980 Sanders Rd - Staff Report, 7. 3980 Sanders Rd - Revised Site Plan 11-24-25, 8. 3980 Sanders Rd - Application Redacted, 9. Cobb County Notice of Nonobjection with Stips, 10. 3980 Sanders Rd - Legal Description, 11. Revised Site Plan 11-17-25, 12. 3980 Sanders Rd - Revised Site Plan 11-8-25, 13. 3980 Sanders Rd - PB281 PG281, 14. 3980 Sanders Rd - Site Plan Sketch Redacted, 15. 3980 Sanders Rd - Vicinity Map, 16. Affidavit Sanders1, 17. Deed, 18. Letter, 19. Picture of Sign, 20. Plat Map, 21. Proof of Mailings, 22. Sanders zoning, 23. 3980 Sanders Rd Operation Narrative, 24. Ad, 25. Updated Ad, 26. Certified Mail Confirmation, 27. Updated Picture of Sign, 28. DCA ID 400816_ Annexation report certified, 29. RE_ City of Powder Springs - ORD 25-019 Annexation Report [General Assembly], 30. RE_ City of Powder Springs - ORD 25-019 Annexation Report [General Assembly], 31. RE_ City of Powder Springs - ORD 25-019 Annexation Report [Cobb County], 32. RE_ City of Powder Springs - ORD 25-019 Annexation Report [Cobb County]
Action Summary:
Subject: Rezoning, Special Use, and Annexation at 3980 Sanders Road
PZ: PZ 25 - 027 Rezoning - Request to rezone a 1.26-acre portion the property at
3980 Sanders Road from R-20 to Light Industrial. PIN: 19091100040
PZ 25 - 028 Special Use - Request to park impounded, wrecked, and disabled
vehicles at 3980 Sanders Road. PIN: 19091100040
ORD 25 - 019 Annexation - An ordinance to annex 5.763 acres from the
unincorporated areas of Cobb County at 3980 Sanders Road to the corporate
limits of the City of Powder Springs. PIN: 19091100040

MIT Supported - Mark All Applicable
? Critical Staffing Needs (staffing shortages, retention)
? Financial Stability/Sustainability (diverse tax base)
? Safety & Protecting Community (code enforcement, stormwater)
? Commercial Development
? Downtown Development
? Tourism (increase share; museum should equitably represent community; events)
? Downtown Parking (address parking needs)
? Youth Program/Council (community center for youth and seniors; learning gap)
? Prepare for Growth and Development (infrastructure in place; annexation; curb cuts; recycling, signage)

Background:
Aim Freight Trail Logistics, LLC, owner of the subject property, has requested the annexation of
the 5.763-acre property located at 3980 Sanders Road into the corporate limits of the City of
Powder Springs. The property is located in unincorporated Cobb County and lies contiguous to
Powder Springs' corporate boundary across Flint Hill Road. The property has no access to
Sanders Road. The western 4.5 acres of the property is zoned Heavy Industrial by Cobb County
while the eastern 1.26 acres is zoned R-20 Single-Family Residential by Cobb County. The
County submitted a Notice of Non Objection with Stipulations for this annexation on November
17th, 2025. These stipulations are included in the Analysis section of this report.
It should be noted that in 2019, Aim Freight Trail Logistics, LLC requested rezoning with the
County for the 1.26-acre p...

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