Council approves Mayfair at Haines Bridge phase, requires at least eight unique home elevations and alpha‑loop streetscape

The Alpharetta City Council on Feb. 24 unanimously approved a combined comprehensive‑land‑use plan amendment, rezoning, and public‑hearing application that allows a second phase of the Mayfair at Haines Bridge development, authorizing 10 additional for‑sale single‑family detached homes and carrying revised conditions forward for phase 1 and phase 2.

The developer said the second phase would add 10 detached homes to the existing approved phase 1, bringing the project to a total of 27 detached dwellings. The council vote included an additional condition, requested on the council floor, that the developer provide at least eight distinct elevations for the homes subject to Design Review Board (DRB) approval.

City planning staff described the project area at the southwest corner of DeBoor and Haines Bridge roads and said the proposal changes a portion of the site from medium‑density residential to downtown residential density and brings the parcel into the downtown overlay. Staff noted the project exceeds parking and amenity minimums required by code and that the applicant is providing a 10‑foot landscape buffer along specified edges and a 20‑foot buffer on the south end of the development.

The applicant, represented in part by Barry Dunlop of Paradigm Engineering and developer Jason Joseph, said the phase 1 civil work is nearing issuance of the land‑disturbance permit and that phase 2 was added after the owner offered a parcel that provided a convenient sewer tie‑in and allowed a more cohesive neighborhood. The team said the AlphaLoop pedestrian route will be constructed as part of the project and that the developer would remove the existing sidewalk and install the AlphaLoop closer to the homes to create a more “intimate” pedestrian environment.

Council members asked about the visuals visitors will see from Haines Bridge and the applicant confirmed homes facing the public roads will present front elevations rather than garage doors. Council required streetscape and downtown lighting and asked for a gateway or focal feature at the southwest corner of Haines Bridge and DeBoor; staff said the Cultural Arts Commission will approve the final focal feature and the Homeowners’ Association will maintain it.

Councilman Hipes moved approval with the 26 conditions in the staff report and an additional condition requiring at least eight distinct elevations; Councilman Mitchell seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Conditions require the applicant to construct the AlphaLoop and complete specified streetscape improvements prior to the first certificate of occupancy for the development’s homes.

Why it matters: the decision advances infill downtown‑edge residential development, extends the AlphaLoop pedestrian connection and sets detailed architectural and streetscape expectations for a key entry corridor into downtown Alpharetta.

What’s next: the developer will pursue Design Review Board approvals and finish land‑disturbance permitting to start construction; staff will monitor streetscape and AlphaLoop construction per the approved conditions.