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Councilmember Andre Sims moved to appropriate $3,750 to Parks & Recreation to support the city’s Fourth of July fireworks show on First United Methodist Church property for calendar years 2025 and 2026; the council suspended the rules to add the item to the agenda and later included it on the consent agenda. City Attorney (or clerk) noted an abstention was recorded earlier in the discussion for that item, but the consent vote recorded by the clerk was 7-0.

Council members also added and approved an item to deny a claim filed by Daniel Williams after a motion to add it to consent; council minutes record the motion to deny and the item’s addition to consent. The council additionally approved moving $1,500,000 into the BLW budget (item 20250191) and added it to consent for approval.

After discussion the consent agenda — with the added items — passed unanimously, 7-0. The consent vote bundled multiple committee-reviewed items (including items noted on pages 9 and 11 of the agenda packet) and concluded routine city business in a single action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Marietta - CITY COUNCIL on 2025-03-12 7:00 PM - Mar 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Marietta City Council approved its consent agenda and added several items — including a $3,750 fireworks appropriation, denial of a claim and a $1.5 million BLW budget allocation — to consent for unanimous approval.","taxTitle","Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia","taxId",3937,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636816,"Council tables rezoning request for commercial conversion at 27 Aviation Road",1786,5705000,7491000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603189-585d72102eeb7019a2e3d7371a639cf7&start=5705&end=7491","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603189-585d72102eeb7019a2e3d7371a639cf7/thumbnail_5705000.jpg","/articles/6636816/Marietta/Cobb-County/Georgia/Council-tables-rezoning-request-for-commercial-conversion-at-27-Aviation-Road","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636816-eb29b2908f7aa01c42a46d3771ad92e4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184344&Signature=DIwX9tbxU-tLeN2uXUQc0FwtaPCAGmmbt5su504hNwE8uYzR2SeCJA7WPWi7uQR~ZEQwIxqj031dp-if-bBMsbhsydjtPE72DnuHY5bZ4gGo9YUcBH7d~sJo2uN14WxMVWtoFVOWDewLOX5wkCdKY0Z4SNudoKhVLRgIJ5q7uABDUK6JciOCWI-4OIfR9hXPA~Qm8fq1be3rkTmjN0iPkTrcmNFNjAGBhUKoLIv84mZFo2tN9QyFSn2qvaMWGqj13B3AFYaDnjCZN1ROTHEW6T6ALe6rKQLK2uPbM90TB1fNVRJbohuVSvhWSIT1F-THVYpXpxR0e0MYyJgRan4CRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council tabled consideration of a rezoning application for a 0.23-acre property at 27 Aviation Road after extended council discussion about setbacks, accessory structures and neighborhood character.

Peter Bryant, president of Capital City Properties, presented the proposal to rezone the parcel from R-4 (single-family) to an office-institutional or commercial/residential corridor zoning option and to add a modest accessory building and parking for a property-management office. Bryant said the building would serve Capital City Properties’ commercial property management team and described exterior materials and site improvements, including adding a 6-foot privacy fence and modest landscaping.

Neighbors and others urged caution. Larry Wills, a longtime resident, said conversions of older starter homes to commercial uses can conflict with city policy objectives to preserve residential character. Dul Barth, another neighbor, objected to a proposed 1.7-foot setback on one side and warned that future redevelopment of adjacent church-owned parking lots could be constrained if the new building sat close to the property line.

Councilmembers questioned whether keeping the parcel as R-4 with an added administrative use or pursuing CRC/OIT zoning with a narrower set of variances might be preferable. Staff and the applicant discussed options including revising the accessory structure location, increasing setbacks to match the existing 5-foot condition, and returning with a modified plan that preserves the existing setback or flips the accessory building to the opposite side of the lot.

After discussion the council voted to table the application to allow the applicant to revise the site plan and address setbacks identified by staff and council. The applicant agreed to evaluate moving the accessory structure away from the constrained side yard and to return with updated plans and staff review. No rezoning was adopted at the meeting; the matter will be returned for further consideration.","A request to rezone a single-family property at 27 Aviation Road for office/institutional use was tabled after council members raised questions about setbacks, accessory structures and compatibility with nearby residences.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636821,"Council approves Next Step Ministries day program at Maple Avenue United Methodist Church",366,3120000,3486000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603189-585d72102eeb7019a2e3d7371a639cf7&start=3120&end=3486","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603189-585d72102eeb7019a2e3d7371a639cf7/thumbnail_3120000.jpg","/articles/6636821/Marietta/Cobb-County/Georgia/Council-approves-Next-Step-Ministries-day-program-at-Maple-Avenue-United-Methodist-Church","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636821-c5e25ba9614ac4a9102119875498ce89/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184344&Signature=H7WxCHGQx8ecGvSmmGvVIbma2ughLTt~HlFIkvMRzkkerGZGEoPF1uEOhfFDctSGMgA1JvLWO5oZIBkRlg240BDT6rqoeQQZ3Rt7t~oWo~aMM5iz6FJNpgX-EjfUokhcxAy9U9srgtgmOrJRjRL-yilJnKKpcJhTsnV~6Ar~gmviLO8jaDSalsYtQ2gwK07GbJ0D6Nc-gnGikLkkoUyFEGA~74HOE4vzDkJxRmVLidAHm61BH9608jUTTbxQNDfn~PkT-oS6O-dLQu9oqL~9ewXwTRAd-WquNANTvtdbxs8ltcNfKhhJloHPtPwj-Ln5VwkIOAqN1c-H2x5HTn~lOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marietta City Council unanimously approved a special land use permit allowing Next Step Ministries to use basement space at Maple Avenue United Methodist Church for a daytime program serving adults with developmental disabilities.

Parks Huff, attorney for the applicant, explained the request under case Z2025-03 and said the church would provide basement fellowship-hall space with direct parking and an existing side entrance. Huff described the program as a day program that provides structured activities, including music and art, for adults who have aged out of school-based services and need daytime supervision and social opportunities. He said the initial plan anticipated about 10 participants with capacity up to 20 and emphasized the nonprofit service and medical/behavioral supports the operator would provide.

Huff told the council the site would not require changes to the church building’s exterior and that the fire department had reviewed the occupancy plan. He said, “This is a program that is during the work day, during the week,” and that Next Step Ministries currently operates similar programs and would bring trained staff and operations to Marietta to serve local families who otherwise travel out of the city for these services.

Council discussion was supportive; a councilmember representing Ward 3 thanked the church and the ministry for offering the space and moved approval. The motion carried 7-0.

The permit allows the ministry to operate its daytime program in the church’s fellowship hall basement with the condition that the group meet applicable fire and occupancy requirements and any other standard permit conditions noted by staff.","The City Council unanimously approved a special land use permit allowing Next Step Ministries to operate a daytime program for adults with developmental disabilities in space at Maple Avenue United Methodist Church.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6636826,"Council denies rezoning for 190-townhome proposal along Horizon Lane and Wilshire Avenue",4008,1888000,5896000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2603189-585d72102eeb7019a2e3d7371a639cf7&start=1888&end=5896","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2603189-585d72102eeb7019a2e3d7371a639cf7/thumbnail_1888000.jpg","/articles/6636826/Marietta/Cobb-County/Georgia/Council-denies-rezoning-for-190-townhome-proposal-along-Horizon-Lane-and-Wilshire-Avenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6636826-ae302c02512b28e2360da96d6d286e52/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184344&Signature=iKDzFlMxsf95Y1LJphloQalyUzhECtEXQ4Ss1FeVoDuqeSYJwF4SYH~jJmU6xnBdPYWWCegUBY8uMwF~ZBmfLlU10RFugZgDDoE6bDI2dKayJFXpvXurAv6o9xb8L2qCDOH7e7uR4S2VOq4A98PVjRWJSOWOXGIohOD5nuQviNUJG5w9H13mmLAWjhXdebkqNY8YUHsbbF5cPcsrfEqH75~kFGy~U48hP4pGaue4G4YpP2MbBF0vYNe~3fdEbFFAtAMJZwqKJdGPhl~lxF8M3FpsjJt2zXN5mkKmiS7RWxGU2C6cdNVpa6m7TuFXgHi8U3ZdzkINSctVrA2NUbubIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marietta City Council voted 5-2 to deny a rezoning request that would have allowed Piedmont Residential to build a 190-unit townhome community on about 38.64 acres along Horizon Lane and Wilshire Avenue.

The proposal, filed under case Z2024-26 by PR Land LLC / Freeman Growth LLC and presented by Piedmont Residential representatives, would have changed the property from Light Industrial to Planned Residential Development Single-Family to permit 190 townhomes (about 9 units per acre). JT Igel, a Piedmont Residential representative, told the council the developer was offering to donate roughly 9 acres for public use and that, in his view, “the request before you is to develop a 190 lot townhome community.”

Supporters said the project would add for-sale housing near established commercial corridors and that updated FEMA data showed less floodplain than earlier reports indicated; Igel said the latest FEMA maps show “only 45% of the acreage is in floodplain,” and that “we are not proposing to reduce the floodplain area or place permanent structures within its boundaries.” He also said the development would include traffic improvements recommended by Public Works and that the developer intended to avoid placing units inside the floodplain.

Neighbors and other residents opposed the rezoning at the council hearing. Cynthia McTaggart, who said she lives on Seminole Place, argued the neighborhood’s culverts and roads could not sustain the added traffic and presented photos and video she said showed deterioration. “Seminole Place cannot sustain this traffic,” McTaggart said, and she urged the council to reject the rezoning. Several other residents echoed concerns about flooding, stormwater pollution, tree loss and the adequacy of the traffic study; Susan Reyes, a homeowner on Bothwell Place, said both the scale of the proposed townhomes and the proposed access points would harm privacy and safety for existing homes.

City staff and Public Works responded during the hearing. Mark Rice, who was identified in the hearing as Public Works director, told council members the culvert in question had been inspected and that scheduled repairs were on the department’s short-term list, but he said it was “not near collapse.” City staff and the applicant’s traffic consultant disputed some residents’ readings of the traffic study and clarified that commonly used traffic engineering metrics count trips (to and from), which can be misunderstood when presented as vehicle counts.

Council discussion focused on traffic, safety for children, the condition of neighborhood infrastructure and the proximity of the site to existing residential subdivisions and apartments. A councilmember representing the ward that includes the affected neighborhood said after visiting the site and speaking with neighbors that, while he believed some form of redevelopment was reasonable, the proposed plan would generate “too much” traffic for the existing local streets and recommended denial.

A motion to deny the rezoning carried 5-2. The council did not adopt any of the developer’s offered conditions as part of the motion. The applicant may return with a revised proposal or pursue other options available under existing zoning.

The public hearing for Z2024-26 began with staff presentation and applicant testimony during the meeting and closed before the council vote.","The Marietta City Council voted 5-2 to deny a rezoning request for a 190-unit townhome development proposed for a 38.64-acre site along Horizon Lane and Wilshire Avenue after opponents raised traffic, floodplain and infrastructure concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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