STAFF REPORT: PZ 22 - 002
APPLICANT: Capital City Properties, LLC. Principal: Peter Bright
PETITION: Request to rezone from R-15 to PUD-R.
LOCATION: 4385 Walton Street within the 19th District, 2nd Section, Land Lot 903, Cobb County, Georgia.
CURRENT ZONING: R-15 ACREAGE: 1.82 acres PIN: 19090300260
REQUESTED VARIANCES:
1. Variance to Section 2-15. (c) to reduce building setback required along the perimeter of the site, abutting any zoning district, from 35 feet to 25 feet.
2. Variance to Section 8-70 (b) to allow hammer head streets. A dead-end street other than a cul-de-sac shall not be allowed. Hammer heads on site plan considered dead ends and would require a variance.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Denial
BACKGROUND: The applicant proposes to develop 15 townhomes at a density of 8.24 units per acre on the 1.82 acres site at 4385 Walton Street. On May 4th, 2020, City Council approved the rezoning of the site from Office Industrial (OI) to R-15. The proposal then was for construction of four (4) single-family dwelling units with a density of 2.1 units per acre, with a minimum lot size of 15,000 square feet. The site plan from that proposed is included in the Appendix (#1). Prior to the approval of the rezoning to R-15, the property owner applied for special use for a special event facility. The request for special event facility was denied.
SURROUNDING AREA: The proposed site is located on Walton Street, just south of the Walton and Atlanta Street Intersection. The site is within proximity to Downtown Powder Springs. The entire area is residential with detached single-family homes, and R-15 zoning predominates.
Figure 1. Zoning Districts. R15 zoning predominates in the surrounding area.
Figure 2. Vicinity Map. 4385 Walton Street.
Figure 3. Proposed Site Plan. 4385 Walton Steet.
ANALYSIS:
The application was reviewed against the fo...
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