Henry County advisory board recommends denying code change and rezoning tied to 1,277‑acre 'Grove' master plan

The Henry County Zoning Advisory Board voted to recommend denial of a Unified Land Development Code amendment (ULDC AM 2403) and, separately, to recommend denial of a rezoning (RZ 24‑27) tied to a proposed 1,277.621‑acre master planned development called The Grove.

Planning staff presented the ULDC amendment as a countywide change to allow development agreements in places where the current code prohibits them, including land inside resource protection areas. The applicant, identified in materials as Henry County Land Company LLC and represented at the meeting by a vice president of Geosam Capital, said the amendment would allow a 40‑year development agreement for The Grove and enable uses not currently permitted in mixed‑use zoning.

The issue matters because the amendment would change long‑standing limits on development agreements in areas the county and agencies treat as sensitive. The Grove proposal as presented later in the meeting would rezone roughly 1,277.6 acres west of Highway 1941 and Lake Talmadge to a single MU (mixed‑use) district and, in the applicant's materials, include: 3,400 single‑family homes,…