STAFF REPORT: PZ 21 - 049
APPLICANT: Blue River Development, LLC.
PETITION: Rezone from LI to PUD-R for a 87-unit townhome development
LOCATION: 5660 and 5592 Powder Springs Dallas Road, within land lots 734 and 735 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ACRES: 11.5. Density: 7.6 units/ac. PINs: 19073500070, 19073500070, 19073400060 (portion)
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Denial
BACKGROUND: The applicant proposes developing 87 residential units in a townhome development. The subject site is currently zoned Light Industrial (LI) and is an assemblage of 2 parcels owned by Grace Baptist Church, and a portion a parcel owned by the Mr. and Mrs. Kent. The site's northern boundary is adjacent to the Silver Comet Trail, and western side fronts Powder Springs Dallas Road.
The site previously had a commercial future land use designation; however, this was updated to residential after the City's consultant (TSW) for the comprehensive plan update reviewed the applicant's site plan. The entire area is designated Village Center Residential in the Comprehensive Plan for future land use considerations, and TSW proposed a development concept plan (figure 6) for the area. The applicant proposes to rezone a portion of the area to residential, while leaving the remaining adjacent lands as Light Industrial - this is inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map.
Figure 1. Proposed Site Plan
SURROUNDING AREA: The site is zoned LI which predominates on that side of Powder Springs Dallas Road. On the opposite side of the road predominates R-30. The site is bordered to the north by the Silver Comet Trail, beyond which is R-20 zoning and the location of the Grace Baptist Church Campus. The site is bordered to the south by light industrial users at a warehouse style development (Figure 2).
Figure 2. Zoning Districts. Grey: LI. Green: R-30. Yellow: R-20. Orange: R-15. Blue...
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