Commissioners approve rezoning for 24 townhomes near Powder Springs Road after stormwater, tree and school concerns

Rezoning approved for 24 townhomes at Powder Springs Road and Wood Meadows Drive after commissioners required specific stormwater and landscape conditions.

The Board of Commissioners voted 3‑2 on July 15 to approve rezoning case Z‑7‑2025, allowing a 24‑unit townhome development on a property the applicant described as “just under five acres.” The board added stipulations requiring final stormwater engineering, a 20‑foot buffer on the western side facing Horseshoe Bend and district review of final elevations, landscaping and stormwater plans.

Why it matters: neighbors raised repeated concerns about drainage, tree loss and school capacity, and county staff and the applicant presented technical steps intended to reduce downstream impacts. The added conditions aim to require engineering and recorded easements before construction begins.

Most important details - The applicant, represented by attorney Kevin Moore, said the plan includes a detention pond and a pipe system to move runoff from the site and to capture existing discharge from an adjacent shopping center. “We can put in drop inlets…when it reaches that spot…we have a drain that catches it and puts it right into the pipe,” Moore said, describing how the plan would capture the plaza’s runoff once water enters the existing drainage easement. - Cobb County Stormwater Management’s Andrew Heath said…