STAFF REPORT ON 4420 MACEDONIA ROAD
Variance - PZ26-004
Owner/Applicant
Robert Taylor
Location
4420 Macedonia Road
PIN: 19072700200 Land Lot 727, 19th District, 2nd Section
Current Zoning
R-20 (Single family residential district)
Proposed Use
Variance (fence height)
Purpose
To build a 8' screening fence on the subject property.
This subject property was annexed and rezoned to R-20 in 2021 per Ordinance 2021-005. This property was allowed to maintain its legal nonconforming status as a commercial operation. Applicant placed an application for a fence permit on January 8, 2026.
Applicant's request: Removal of 6-foot tall chain link fence (40 years old, rusty and falling apart), and replacement with a wooden privacy fence that is 8-feet tall.
Response to Applicant: Per Unified Development Code (UDC) Sec. 4-135, Table 4-1, an 8-ft tall fence is not permitted within the R-20 zoning district.
https://library.municode.com/ga/powder_springs/codes/unified_development_code?nodeId=ART4SPUSPR_DIVIUS_S4-135FEWA
A maximum fence height of 6 feet is permitted on the subject property per UDC. Fence materials and the design of fence are permitted. Mr. Taylor's fence materials will be weather treated wood. Mr. Taylor would prefer to install a 8-foot fence for screening purposes due to the quantity of materials on subject property. Mr. Taylor is surrounded by residential buildings on all sides of his property. Applicant also has a 25 foot HOA Buffer.
Zoning = R-20
qPublic.net Cobb County
Analysis:
Applicant is proposing to replace an existing 6' tall chain link fence on the west perimeter of the lot with an 8' wooden privacy fence (matching the fence on the east side of the parcel, also adjacent to a residential neighborhood). The parcel is an existing legal non-conforming use (Commercial) use within an R-20 residential zone. The 8' opaque/privacy fence wi...
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