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Board approves Westridge PD modification to allow fee‑simple condominiums with added conditions
Summary
The Board approved a modification to the Westridge planned development to convert a 12.8‑acre office pod to an RM multifamily pod for 132 fee‑simple condominium units; staff and the board added conditions including fire‑protection requirements and a rental cap.
Henry County commissioners on Feb. 25 approved a request to modify the Westridge planned development, changing a 12.8‑acre office/institutional pod to an RM multifamily pod and permitting 132 fee‑simple condominium units, subject to conditions including fire‑protection measures and limitations on rentals.
Request and staff recommendation Planning staff presented the request to reclassify the parcel’s pod from office/institutional to RM (multifamily residential). The site plan shows a gated, attached condominium development of 132 fee‑simple units with rear entries fronting public green space, perimeter buffers to adjacent single‑family neighborhoods and an internal community green.
Applicant presentation and characteristics The applicant’s representative, Steve Moore of Morbass Consulting, said the units are fee‑simple condominiums (owner‑occupied, not rental apartments) with a mix of two‑ and three‑story buildings. He said unit sizes would range roughly from 1,200 to 1,800 square feet for two‑story units and larger three‑story units with two‑car garages; the applicant estimated starting prices in the mid‑$300,000s and described the product as suitable for empty nesters or young professionals.
Resident concerns Several nearby residents spoke in opposition at the public hearing, raising concerns about density, traffic on Loop Road and Westridge Parkway, proximity of three‑story buildings to existing single‑family back yards, noise from proposed pickleball courts and potential for rental turnover in the community.
Conditions and board discussion Staff recommended approval subject to conditions that preserve buffers and require compliance with multifamily standards. During discussion commissioners sought clarification on fire protection and rentals; staff and the applicant agreed to add conditions requiring fire suppression in the units (sprinklers per applicable code) and a rental‑cap condition. Commissioners also discussed architecture and materials; the applicant agreed to non‑vinyl water tables (brick or stone) and to minimum unit sizes per board direction.
Vote and misc. The board approved the PD modification; the motion carried with one recorded abstention in the transcript excerpt (the speaker who abstained is not named in the excerpt). The approval included the updated conditions discussed at the meeting.
