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Council approves rezoning to allow Salvation Army transitional duplexes on Trammell and Jones streets
Summary
Dalton City Council approved second reading of Ordinance 25-16 to rezone six parcels from Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) to Rural Residential (R-5) to allow the Salvation Army to pursue funding and build duplexes for transitional housing.
Dalton — The Dalton City Council on July 21 approved second reading of Ordinance 25-16, rezoning six parcels on Trammell Street and Jones Street from Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) to Rural Residential (R-5) to enable the Salvation Army to pursue funding and build duplexes for transitional housing.
City staff presented aerial imagery to clarify parcel boundaries after an earlier reading produced questions about location. City Administrator Andrew Parker said the Salvation Army currently operates a duplex on the site used for transitional housing stays ranging "from 6 months to 2 years" and that the organization is working with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and HUD to secure funding for additional units.
The planning commission and city staff both recommended approval; the planning commission's recommendation was unanimous.
Why it matters: Rezoning clears a key land-use hurdle allowing a nonprofit partner to pursue federal and state housing funds and to expand transitional housing capacity in Dalton. The city cited prior code-enforcement actions that cleared hazardous structures on the east side of Penrose Drive that are among sites proposed for new duplexes.
What happened next: The council voted to approve the second reading after receiving the staff presentation and a motion and second on the item.
