CASE NUMBER: PZ 25-008
APPLICANT: Traton Homes; Represented by Kevin Moore.
VARIANCE REQUEST: To allow development in the Special flood hazard area, future conditions flood hazard area, adjacent flood hazard area. Flood Protection Variance. Variance Request to UDC Section 10-11
LOCATION: 5525, 5535 and 5500 Elliott Road, within land lots within land lots 659 660 673 674, 2nd section, Cobb County Georgia.
Staff Recommendation: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
BACKGROUND: Locally owned Traton Homes has been building homes in metro-Atlanta for over 50 Years. They recently completed Tapp Farms in Powder Springs, and West Oak Trace.
Several creeks traverse the Property, a pond is located on the Property, and a portion of the Property is located within a flood zone, all of which decrease the developable area of the Property. The proposed zoning category and site layout sought by the applicant takes these features into consideration to allow for a quality community which preserves the uniqueness of the property.
The pond will be developed into a usable amenity, along with nature trails.
On October 21, 2024 and December 2, 2024, the City Council approved the annexation and rezoning of the project. Although the site plan is still substantially similar to that approved at rezoning, detailed engineering has revealed grading and land disturbance within the floodplain and/or future conditions floodplain areas. As such it was determined that a request for variance for Section 10-12 and 10-13 (to allow development within or adjacent to flood hazard area) would be necessary.
SURROUNDING AREA:
Figure 1. Surrounding Area - Zoning Districts.
Figure 2. Vicinity Map. Yellow denotes the city limits of Powder Springs. Crosshatch denotes floodplain.
Figure 3.Floodplain proposed development.
Figure 4. Approved site plan from zoning.
ANALYSIS:
The application was reviewed against the following criteria:
1. Good and sufficient cause for the relief sought exists.
The applicant is...
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