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Commission backs Westbrow R2-to-R3 rezoning for Haig Mill subdivision after traffic concerns
Summary
Planning commissioners recommended approval of a request to rezone 36.9 acres along Haig Mill Road from R2 to R3 for a single-family subdivision. Residents objected to a single access point and potential traffic increases; developers said sewer is available and homes would target the low-$300,000 range.
The Dalton-Whitfield-Varnell Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning request to change 36.9 acres on Haig Mill Road from R2 to R3 to allow a higher lot density single-family subdivision.
Planning staff told commissioners the property would function as infill within an established single-family area and that the R3 district would "maintain the single family character of this area." Staff noted an expected modest increase in lot density and that some adjacent lots are already nonconforming under R2 size…
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