File #: PZ 21-005
APPLICATION: Rezoning/Annexation Cobb County R-20 to Powder Springs R-20
APPLICANT: Robert Taylor
PETITION:
To consider an rezoning from Residential (R20, Cobb County) to Residential (R-20, City of Powder Springs) to continue commercial use on property located at 4420 Macedonia Road within Land Lots 727, 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST: To allow property to be annexed and rezoned into the City limits.
LOCATION: 4420 Macedonia Road, Powder Springs
PARCEL #: 19072700200
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Background
The subject site is currently located in Cobb County jurisdiction currently zoned Residential (R-20) and is within an area identified as Low Density Residential (LDR) according to Cobb County Future Land Use Map. A commercial use currently exists on the property, making it a legal non-conforming use. The current owner is proposing to annex into the City limits as Office Institutional (O-I) in an effort to continue his business. Cobb County is in support of the annexation and to maintain a residential zoning classification. Cobb County has provided a formal notice dated January 15, 2021 of non-objection to annex property within the City limits (See Exhibit 1) and zone as residential. This property has been in use as commercial since the 1980's. The current business is an awning and shade fabrication company. The subject site also includes an office and will be used as a meeting point for installers to gather tools and head out to various job sites.
Surrounding Land Use:
The subject site is surrounded by Cobb County and Powder Springs jurisdictional limits; surrounded by single-family residences. The east of the subject site is within the City limits with a MDR zoning classification and R-20 (Cobb County). West and north of the subject site is the recently approved single-family residential development zoned Planned Unit Development-R (PUD-R). The PUD-R was approved on June 15, 2020 consisting...
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