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Scores of young residents urge Cobb County to loosen zoning, permit denser, smaller homes
Summary
Dozens of young residents and advocates used public comment during the July 22 Cobb County meeting to press for zoning changes — smaller minimum lots, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), townhomes, and allowing residential uses in commercial corridors to expand attainable housing.
Dozens of primarily young residents and community advocates used public comment at the July 22 Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting to press for zoning and policy changes they say would expand attainable and affordable housing across the county.
The appeals — part of a large public comment block after budget hearings concluded — emphasized revisions to the county’s Unified Development Code (UDC): reducing minimum lot sizes and minimum house square footage, permitting accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and townhomes in more residential zones, allowing apartments or residences above commercial properties in commercial corridors, and creating faster or by‑right rezoning pathways for “missing middle” housing.
Why it matters: Speakers said supply constraints and large…
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