CASE NUMBER: PZ 22 - 004. Rezoning: Story Road.
APPLICANT: David Pearson Communities, Inc. Represented by Kevin Moore.
PETITION: Annexation and Rezoning: To annex into the City of Powder Springs and rezone from R-30 in the County to R-15 Conservation in the City. Annexation Ordinance #: ORD 22 - 002.
LOCATION: 5550 and 5556 Story Road, within land lots 820, 821, 883, 882 of the 19th District, 2nd Section, and Cobb County, Georgia.
ZONING: R-30 (County ACRES: 49.77 acres PINs: 19088300010 (portion), 19088300150.
VARIANCES REQUESTED: Variance requests to be heard separately via the planning and zoning process. Approval of Variances will not be included with the rezoning request approval, as is the case for PUD-R rezoning requests.
1. Table 2-2 to reduce side setbacks from 10 feet to 5 feet.
2. Sec. 15 - 108 (a) to reduce the minimum required conservation area for a Conservation Subdivision from 40% to 20%.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: APPROVAL
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL
BACKGROUND: The applicant proposes to develop 117 residential units at a density of 2.35 units per acre. The total tract acreage is 49.77 acres and the total open space to be placed in conservation is 10.45 acres (21%). The county initially objected to the annexation on the grounds that the initial site plan had a proposed density of 3.33 units/acre, which exceeded the density cap for the area of 2 units/acre. The county's future land use designation for the area is Very Low Density (VLD), and per the HB 489 agreement, a density cap of 2.3 units/acre is allowable with 20% of the site placed in conservation. The applicant subsequently resubmitted the petition to annex and rezone. The notice of non-objection to the annexation petition, has been received from the County.
The City's storm water engineer, Jennifer Kobylus, conducted a state waters determination at the proposed site and noted ...
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