Zoning advisory board approves Pulte conservation subdivision at Luella Road with cemetery protections and 58% open space

At its April 10, 2025 meeting the Henry County Zoning Advisory Board approved two associated items — CU2409 (conditional use for a conservation subdivision) and RZ2426 (rezoning from RA to R2) — for a Pulte Group proposal on approximately 208.7 acres south of Luella Road.

Planner Taylor Solomon presented staff’s analysis: the property’s future land‑use designation is low‑density suburban (supporting up to 2 dwelling units per acre net). The applicant submitted a yield plan showing a conventional layout could yield roughly 275–279 lots; the conservation subdivision plan proposed by Pulte reduces that footprint to 239 lots and preserves about 58% of the site as open space, exceeding the county’s 40% open‑space minimum for conservation subdivisions. The proposed lot mix in the hearing record was 151 conventional single‑family lots and 88…