CASE NUMBER: PZ 24-017
APPLICANT: Serious Tree Service, Represented by Estela Corvalan.
REZONING REQUEST: Rezone from NRC (county) to LI (city).
LOCATION: 3969 & 3989 Flint Hill RD within land lot 911, of the 19th district, 2nd section, Cobb County Georgia.
ZONING: NRC Cobb County. ACRES: 17.7 acres. PINs: 19091100020, 19091100060.
Staff Recommendation: APPROVAL Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
BACKGROUND: Serious Tree Service is requesting to rezone to Light Industrial to operate a tree chipping business at the subject location. The property was recently annexed via GA General Assembly HB 1500.
Previously, Serious Tree Services, LLC, applied to Cobb County for a Special Land Use Permit and Rezoning in 2021. This property was rezoned by the Board of Commissioners on December 21, 2021, to NRC with a special exception that allows a tree contractor business on the property with several aggregable conditions. The applicant withdrew the Special Land Use Permit to allow Chipping, grinding, or reducing materials, stumps, trees, limbs, construction debris, glass, concrete, asphalt, rock, etc. after reviewing staff recommendations and discussing with area residents.
Request Summary
* The applicant proposes to operate a tree chipping service to expand the offerings of there business.
* Rezoning: The applicant requests to rezone the property from NRC (County) to LI City).
* They're proposing to conduct tree chipping on the parcel furthest to the west, which is away from the residences on Sanders Drive.
Existing Conditions
* The property is mostly undeveloped, and a considerable section of the site is not developable due to stream buffers on the site.
* Industrial uses from several businesses currently prevail in that area along Flint Hill Road.
Potential Impacts
* Noise Pollution: Continuous operation of heavy machinery can generate significant noise, affecting nearby residential and commercial areas.
* Traffic: Increased heavy vehicle traffic can caus...
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