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Applicant seeks special-use permit for maternity group residence in South Fulton
Summary
At a City of South Fulton community zoning information meeting Oct. 6, an applicant asked for a special-use permit to operate a group residence called the Second Chance Maternity Home at a single-family property; staff outlined upcoming filing and notice deadlines.
Early Raquette, an applicant, requested a special-use permit at a City of South Fulton community zoning information meeting Oct. 6 to convert an existing single-family house into the Second Chance Maternity Home, a group residence for pregnant and parenting young women.
The Second Chance Maternity Home would house four to six residents ages 13 to 18, supervised by trained staff, Early Raquette said. "This permit is to establish the second chance maternity home on that property," Raquette said. Raquette described plans for parenting classes, vocational training and other trainings and said residents would be part of the state foster care system and could use available foster-care resources while living there and after they leave.
City planning staff told applicants about administrative deadlines tied to the rezoning and special-use permit process. Staff said the public participation report (Form E) and proof of required mailings are due Nov. 7, the planning commission hearing will be Nov. 19, and the mayor and council public hearing will be Dec. 9. Staff also explained that a public notification sign must be picked up by Oct. 28 and that the sign affidavit must be notarized.
Raquette presented the existing house interior and site details and said no exterior additions are planned. According to his presentation, the house is about 2,300 square feet on roughly 0.79 acres, with six finished bedrooms, two full bathrooms and one half-bath, a laundry room, central air, natural gas and an enclosed two-car garage. Raquette said the property has three floors (first floor, second floor and a basement) and described room layouts; he said that while the house has multiple bedrooms, the intent is to place only one resident per bedroom if there are four to five residents.
Raquette said most services will initially be offered off-site. "They'll probably be offered off-site right now when it's just starting up," he said. He also described a basement layout that includes two finished bedrooms, one of which has an exterior door, and said one unfinished area might eventually become a theater room for residents.
On scheduling, Raquette told the meeting he planned to host his public participation meeting on Oct. 29 at the property (the applicant stated "We'll be having our meeting October 29, and it will be at 120 Cainwood Court"). City staff reiterated applicants should submit their postcard/mail sample to the planning email before sending mailings so staff can confirm the notices include case number, address, and the three meeting dates (community meeting, planning commission, mayor and council).
No formal vote or decision was taken at the Oct. 6 community zoning information meeting; the presentation and discussion were informational and part of the pre-application/process timeline. Further review and any formal action will occur at the planning commission and mayor and council hearings.
The record contains inconsistent spellings of the property's street name across the presentation (Kangwood, Cayman, Cainwood, Kingwood). The article uses only the spellings used in the transcript and notes the inconsistency; applicants and staff should confirm the correct, authoritative address on official filings and in mailed notices.
