ZAB approves rezoning of 1099 Airline Road to C-1 commercial with staff conditions

Henry County's Zoning Advisory Board voted May 8 to rezone 1.605 acres at 1099 Airline Road from RA to C-1 neighborhood commercial for office use, adopting staff-recommended conditions.

Planner Alexius Jones told the board the property is 1.605 acres with a future land-use designation of commercial; staff recommended approval to C-1 rather than the applicant's requested MU (mixed use) because an office use is allowed under C-1 and the mixed-use request was not necessary. “While the proposed use of an office space is consistent with the area's commercial flume designation, the requested mixed use zoning is not. Given that an office use is allowed under C-1 neighborhood commercial zoning ... staff recommends denial of the mixed use zoning request, and instead recommends approval of the rezoning to C-1 commercial,” Jones said.

Applicant attorney Brian Strickland said the owner intends to use the existing structure as professional office space and does not plan exterior changes beyond a potential driveway to Airline Road. “The owner of that residence decided to stay there and not sell at the time, and they now have set sold the property. ... The plan would be to have a driveway that connects to Airline Road,” Strickland said.

Public comment included concern about Creek and watershed protection from a nearby resident. The board voted to rezone the parcel to C-1 with the conditions presented by staff; the motion carried unanimously.

The rezoning is recorded as RZ24-18; staff conditions include compliance with the Highway Overlay District if exterior changes are proposed and DOT driveway approvals for access to Airline Road.