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Zoning board denies rezoning for 194‑unit patio‑home development at Jonesboro and Chambers Road
Summary
The board denied a rezoning request from RA/OI to R5 for a 194‑unit horizontal multifamily development after strong neighborhood opposition and fire and access concerns; staff had recommended approval conditioned on buffers and a staged build tied to the Jonesboro Road widening.
The Henry County Zoning Board voted to deny a rezoning request from RA and OI to R5 for about 22.29 acres at the southwest corner of Jonesboro and Chambers Road, removing the developer’s plan for a 194‑unit horizontal multifamily (patio home) project from the entitlement path.
Planning staff described the proposal as a 194‑unit horizontal multifamily development with an overall density of about 8.7 dwelling units per acre net, which staff said falls at the low end of the future land‑use designation of high‑density mixed use (8–20 units per acre). Staff presented concept plans showing 60 one‑bedroom attached units, 91 two‑bedroom units and 43 three‑bedroom units, amenity space, gated access and landscaping buffers. Staff recommended approval with conditions, including a 50‑foot landscape buffer…
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