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Paulding County commissioners discuss rezoning request for 399-unit master-planned neighborhood
Summary
Commissioners discussed Ardent Acquisitions LLC’s request to rezone roughly 330.5 acres along Cartersville Highway to a master-planned residential district for 399 units; applicants agreed to change previously proposed smaller lots and to donate parcels to local agencies, but no final vote was recorded in the transcript.
Paulding County commissioners discussed a rezoning application by Ardent Acquisitions LLC that would rezone about 330.5 acres along Cartersville Highway (State Route 61) in Post 4 to a master-planned residential district to allow development of 399 residential units, including an earlier plan for attached units.
The item matters because the application would change the county’s land-use pattern along a state route and add hundreds of homes that could affect schools, roads and utilities. Planning staff and the applicant described a package of stipulations the developer offered to address those concerns.
Planning staff said the applicant’s voluntary stipulations incorporated the seven planning commission recommendations so the current set totals 13 stipulations; staff recommended one additional stipulation to allow a revised site plan to be submitted for staff review rather than repeating a full rezoning process. County staff also described a revision to Lot Stipulation 7 that would set minimum lot dimensions and house sizes across the development.
Joel, representing the applicant, confirmed the developer agreed to revise previously proposed 8,000-square-foot lots to 12,000-square-foot lots and to remove the townhome portion on the east side of the road. Staff explained those revised lots will be submitted as a revised site plan for staff review to verify width and setback requirements rather than returning for a new zoning hearing.
The developer also revised previously proposed donations tied to the project. The developer said the current proposal would provide 600 (units or dollars as listed in the agenda items) to the Board of Education and 600 to the Department of Transportation; staff said the change was meant to “partially reflect some of the losses” from the lot revisions. The transcript does not specify whether those numbers represent dollars, acres or another unit; the agenda copy referenced donations but the transcript did not clarify units.
Commissioners and staff discussed the consolidated list of stipulations, the lot-size change to 12,000 square feet, removal of the townhome proposal on the east side of the road, and the new site-plan review pathway. The planning commission record referenced in the staff report appears in the agenda packet; staff said the planning commission previously recommended approval.
No formal vote or final action on the rezoning application is recorded in the public portion of the transcript provided; the discussion concluded with staff and the applicant confirming the revised stipulations and site-plan submittal process."
