CASE NUMBER: PZ 25 - 001.
APPLICANT: David Pearson Communities, Inc. Represented by Kevin Moore.
APPEAL: Appeal of Administrative Decision related to the Community Development Department's denial of a building permit request for a wooden perimeter privacy fence.
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.
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. The applicant proposed an 8' entrance masonry wall with 6' decorative aluminum fence around the perimeter of the subdivision. However, an 8' wooden privacy fence was installed where the 6' aluminum fence was supposed to be - see figure 1.
The applicant is appealing the administrative decision by the Community Development Department to deny a building permit request for the 8-foot wooden privacy perimeter fence. The denial was issued as the fence did not comply with the design specifications previously approved by City Council under case PZ24-033. The fence was constructed without obtaining the required permit, resulting in a stop work order and associated code violations.
The applicant asserts that the wooden fence, which replaced the previously approved aluminum wrought-iron-style fence, represents a significant upgrade in quality and design. They emphasize that the wooden "board-on-board" privacy fence, valued at $49,170, offers enhanced aesthetics and functionality, including a "finished side" design, horizontal board placement, and improved sound and light reduction capabilities. The lower quality aluminum optio...
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