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Notable among the items is a proposal by MMM Acquisitions LLC for 1751 Bells Ferry Road. The applicant seeks to rezone a roughly 31-acre site from community retail commercial (CRC) to light industrial (LI) and to develop a two-building data center campus totaling about 347,000 square feet. Staff and the applicant’s representative, Kevin Moore, said the request includes six variances; the package calls for an increase in maximum building height from 50 feet to 105 feet (the applicant said the design uses grade to reduce apparent height toward nearby residences) and a reduction in required parking to 45 spaces, among other requests. The proposal also includes relocation of an existing on-site cell tower.

Staff said they expect the applicant to present stipulations addressing buffers, architectural elements and neighbor concerns; councilors noted the applicant has met with nearby residents and that staff will present stipulations at the hearing. Questions from councilors covered buffering, gravel use for outdoor storage on other applications, and whether variances would be tied to specific uses.

Other items the council moved forward or placed on upcoming agendas included: a rezoning request for 1951 Kenton Road from CRC to a light-industrial use for small-scale warehousing and product assembly; a multi-parcel request involving 1475 Canton Road and Weaver Drive for light-industrial zoning and annexation with several variances tied to buffers and outdoor storage; and several smaller rezoning petitions (including 74 Austin Avenue, 266 Crescent Circle and 462/480 Roswell Street) that will appear at public hearings or be forwarded to the Wednesday regular meeting. In several cases councilors and staff said stipulations provided by applicants attempt to address overlay and corridor design standards and that, if council approves, additional architectural approvals may be requested at a later time.

Councilors also discussed property the city owns between two of the Roswell Street parcels; the applicant offered to maintain that parcel if the city desired, but council staff said the city would retain ownership unless the council later decides to sell.

Most of the land-use items were advanced to the regular meeting or set for public hearing without substantive changes; council recorded motions to move items forward and votes were recorded on the work-session roll calls.

The council asked staff to ensure that outstanding technical items — for example, whether gravel surfaces are being requested for outdoor storage versus parking and whether asbestos concerns at one building had been addressed in due diligence — be clarified in the public hearing materials.

Several applicants and representatives were present at the work session and will return for Wednesday’s agenda to present stipulations and to answer questions from the public and council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Marietta - CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORK SESSION on 2025-06-09 5:15 PM - Jun 09, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council reviewed several rezoning and annexation requests and directed staff to place multiple items on the upcoming regular meeting agenda or public hearing, including a high-profile proposal for a data-center campus at 1751 Bells Ferry Road with building-height and parking variances.","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},6545332,"Council approves Visit Marietta banners for MLB All-Star Week on the downtown square",122,1408000,1530000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3741363-a116ad4db664026a5cce5f69b7edbef2&start=1408&end=1530","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3741363-a116ad4db664026a5cce5f69b7edbef2/thumbnail_1408000.jpg","/articles/6545332/Marietta/Cobb-County/Georgia/Council-approves-Visit-Marietta-banners-for-MLB-All-Star-Week-on-the-downtown-square","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545332-ad19e53c2f1498e408aced5e3f61fda4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776496550&Signature=lVetnz7naL~3lozE0TkGkGhp3Tw0ADXEVQ5lRJy8aID319bE3LY-A-o22UiAtLtWMAA1sMIOqWca~C~jRW4iakElaTP~R9xJiz6JP4~CwdQskrcbafQzFzZuzCCVtsnA83JTY5ysTotiljSoOsFI8aImjfNFJLyjS2F0i65EsFSRMu~a-82tKeT8GGJQh5Aor16R-7gfess4mh9NUd9CnMRaRAI6-LGBtIcbXt-l-OhkPG7doiHoOWe~A-VbZq9cegV3F3j8pDGeBWDH7J~-aFukxZrTo428O4jwdv1WPj9vBz37ruAqXRKEEAN9qNr5MbMHVaH6sNdkf~QEtq3AEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marietta City Council voted to allow Visit Marietta to install promotional banners on the downtown square to promote Major League Baseball’s 2025 All-Star Week at the Battery.

Mary Eddy, who addressed the council as a representative of Visit Marietta and the Welcome Center, asked permission to install six navy-blue banners beginning July 1 and to alternate those banners with the city’s existing Visit Marietta banners. Eddy said the banners would remain through the conclusion of All-Star activities (the organizer’s last event is July 15) and would be removed shortly after so city banners could be restored.

Councilors raised no objections during the work session. A councilor moved to approve the request “as presented,” and the motion carried unanimously on the roll call.

Eddy said Visit Marietta will supply artwork (MLB-provided designs adjusted to the square’s pole format) and will alternate the MLB-themed banners with the city’s existing Visit Marietta banners to encourage visitors to explore downtown Marietta rather than remain at the Battery complex.

The council recorded the vote as 7-0 in favor of the banner installation. Visit Marietta staff said they would coordinate installation timing with city staff and return banners to the prior Visit Marietta designs by July 18.

The approval is for temporary promotional banners only; no changes to city-owned pole hardware were requested.","Visit Marietta was authorized to install six promotional banners on the downtown square to coincide with the 2025 MLB All-Star Week at the Battery; council approved the request unanimously.",{"_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},6545337,"Marietta utility board adopts mutual-aid reimbursement rate, approves Cobb County meter IGA; finance director reports April power-cost variance",811,94000,905000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3741363-a116ad4db664026a5cce5f69b7edbef2&start=94&end=905","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3741363-a116ad4db664026a5cce5f69b7edbef2/thumbnail_94000.jpg","/articles/6545337/Marietta/Cobb-County/Georgia/Marietta-utility-board-adopts-mutual-aid-reimbursement-rate-approves-Cobb-County-meter-IGA-finance-director-reports-April-power-cost-variance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6545337-3da639719a46db606977ead05196ee12/orig.mp4?Expires=1776496550&Signature=C5XzzrTcVVOO8F47ZVHLgzksKZb-M7qMeehFnMGjTzXSmmRUyTFSRykYopJoP2xsUp7qsO9dXwiRvDYg-gJWcOY6uw1paWW9VNXFO6W5IANVASgpy0m5I2oRDUQRybvsw8EgI1x2FLPsjV2~qweBEuaqzzj16Lt-3fd6MCdvCrJj2agI8jo1X7MRWl2~dgvGij5yIwRTAXP5bPm-7~ROznaULHFdflyd3P5cR95D0uA0eyT4P4NtApHwbqN5sVDGD72z-0jWtO1T3nzKmcJP8ouR-aeMZx0iSfMQtTafZTCfslD-VT-M4dbpJ1QA3x-J8Ur5ltoAUs1ypR0oOq-Lzw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Marietta City Council, at a May work session, heard updates from the Board of Lights and Water (BLW) on a pair of utility agreements and an abbreviated finance report that showed higher-than-expected generation costs for the April reporting period.

Council member Cheryl Richardson summarized BLW business, including a mutual-aid agreement with Georgia EMCs that sets a reimbursement rate for crews that respond to or receive mutual-aid assistance. Richardson said the motion to adopt the agreement passed, and council recorded the action as passed 6-0 in the BLW meeting. Richardson also reported the board approved an intergovernmental agreement with Cobb County and the Marietta Water Authority to relocate a wholesale water meter near Stilesboro; Cobb County will perform the relocation and Marietta will assume the relocated line after the work is complete. That measure also passed 6-0 at the BLW meeting.

The council’s new finance director presented an abbreviated financial report for BLW showing mixed results. The presentation said monthly power costs were up roughly $280,000 for April and that year-to-date power costs show an adverse variance of approximately $835,000. The director said several generation units were derated in April — including nuclear units at Plant Vogtle — and that the system relied on a coal-fired unit for portions of the period, which raised operating cost. The finance summary also noted increased off-system sales year-over-year and that total revenues for the reporting period were above budget.

Council also approved meeting-related administrative actions tied to BLW business. The council accepted the BLW recommendation for voting representation at the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) annual meeting: Cheryl Richardson was appointed the council’s voting delegate and Ronald Moll was named alternate; council votes recorded that motion as carried.

The BLW distributed a water quality report, available in print and online on the BLW webpage; Richardson said the system received a strong rating on required water-quality tests.

The council did not change rates or authorize other immediate consumer-facing actions during the session. Staff and council members emphasized the need to monitor generation availability and fuel prices going forward and said they expect some project timing (such as the Cobb County meter relocation) to take place in the fall.

— Clarifying details captured in the meeting included: roughly $835,000 year-to-date adverse variance in power costs as of April; April month-over-month power cost increase of about $280,000; planned Cobb County work to relocate a wholesale meter at Stilesboro; the water-quality report will be available in print and online on the BLW webpage.

The council moved on to other agenda items after the BLW update.","At a May city council work session, council heard Board of Lights and Water updates: a mutual-aid reimbursement agreement with Georgia EMCs and an intergovernmental agreement with Cobb County to relocate a wholesale water meter both passed; finance staff reported April and year-to-date variances driven by generation outages.","actionData","errors"]

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