PZ24-039
APPLICANT: Meritage Homes
REZONING REQUEST: Rezone a parcel from R-20 in Unincorporated Cobb County to PUD-R in the City of Powder Springs to be combined with the Westmont Preserve Subdivision.
LOCATION: Austell Powder Springs Road, in the vicinity of Westmont Preserve Subdivision. Land Lot 1019, 19th District, 2nd Section, Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia
ZONING: R-20 (County) ACRES: 0.49 PIN: 19101900300
Staff Recommendation: APPROVE. Planning and Zoning:
BACKGROUND:
Meritage Homes of Georgia, Inc. requests to rezone a parcel from R-20 in Unincorporated Cobb County to PUD-R in the City of Powder Springs to be combined with the Westmont Preserve Subdivision. The original Annexation and Rezoning (PZ22-001) was approved on 3/21/2022, for the development of a single-family subdivision. A change in zoning conditions (PZ24-037) was approved on 11/04/20024 per the applicant's requests to modify the site plan to create an additional access point on Austell Powder Springs Road, as required by Cobb DOT.
This request is for the annexation and rezoning of one additional parcel at the Austell Powder Road frontage, to allow for the placement of 2 units proposed in the previously approved site plan modification (PZ24-037).
The original approval of PZ22-001 allowed 113 units at an overall maximum density of 3 units per acre. Subsequently, the revised site plan reduced the total number of units to 104, resulting in a slightly lower density of 2.76 units per acre. The proposed single-family residential development aligns with the Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC) designation in the City's Future Land Use Plan. This designation supports small-lot, single-family detached housing as an appropriate use, ensuring compatibility with the comprehensive plan and surrounding development.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Figure 1. Zoning Districts.
Figure 2. Site Plan. The subject parcel is highlighted in grey.
Figure 3. Subject Parcel and New Access Point.
ANALYSIS:
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