Residents urge Snellville council to deny Summit Chase rezoning, cite blasting, traffic and density

Residents told the Snellville City Council during public comment that a proposed rezoning to allow 126 homes on the former Summit Chase golf course would harm adjacent neighborhoods through blasting, heavier traffic and lot-size incompatibility.

The matter drew multiple speakers during the public-comment period, many of whom urged the council to respect a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation to deny the rezoning and to keep the area's existing RS-30 zoning rather than rezoning to RS-5 to allow smaller lots.

Neighbors said the proposed plan would add roughly 126 homes and an estimated 252 additional cars, and cited recent blasting at nearby work sites as evidence that construction could cause structural damage, public-safety and environmental risks. Catherine Morgan, a Summit Chase resident, opened her remarks with a line she said she borrowed from popular culture: "Logic dictates…