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Planning commission delays vote on 24-unit townhome rezoning after neighbors cite traffic, schools and tree loss
Summary
A proposal to rezone a nearly 5-acre Powell Springs Road site to allow 24 fee‑simple townhomes was held for 30 days so the applicant can meet neighbors and revise stipulations after residents raised concerns about traffic, school capacity and preservation of mature tree canopy.
Fort Cole Street LLC asked the Cobb County Planning Commission on May 6 to rezone a 4.9‑acre parcel at Powder Springs Road and Wood Meadows Drive from R‑15 to FST for 24 fee‑simple townhomes. Commissioners held the case for 30 days to give the applicant time to meet nearby residents and to amend stipulations addressing private‑street maintenance and traffic questions.
The applicant’s attorney, Kevin Moore, said the project is intended as a fee‑simple townhome community with ranch‑style units and that the plan keeps net density below the county’s medium‑density threshold at about 4.9 units per acre: “This property is shown as medium density residential on the land…
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