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Commission recommends annexation, rezoning for Avamore site with conditions after resident concerns
Summary
The City of Villa Rica Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of annexation and rezoning for the Avamore parcels (RA0125/ANX0125/ANX0225) to accommodate a proposed data center, but attached conditions including a 200-foot wooded buffer to residential properties, 300-foot setbacks or screening for noisy ground equipment, structures built two feet above base flood elevation, and a required traffic study.
The City of Villa Rica Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of a multi-parcel annexation and rezoning request for the Avamore property (RA0125, ANX0125, ANX0225), subject to conditions aimed at reducing impacts on neighboring residences and addressing infrastructure questions.
Diana DiSanto, interim city manager, summarized the application: the applicant seeks annexation and rezoning of parcels identified as 1680090 (Hickory Level Road, 32.06 acres) and 1690120 (2664 South Van Wert Road, amended to 182.46 acres) from Carroll County agricultural/conservation designations to a planned unit development (PUD) with the Technology Park Overlay District. The application would replace previously approved residential components with an industrial/technology-park use; staff recommended approval based on the comprehensive plan and the newly adopted Technology Park Overlay District.
Brandon Bowen, the applicant's zoning attorney, told the commission the project is structured as a data center campus and…
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