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Commission approves rezoning to expand truck parking at Highway 29 site, adds soil testing and extended permit deadline
Summary
Coweta County commissioners rezoned multiple parcels near Highway 29 South to allow W and W Realty to expand truck parking, approving up to 249 rentable spaces and additional conditions including a soil study and an 18‑month deadline to obtain a land‑disturbance permit.
Coweta County commissioners on Jan. 23 approved a rezoning request by W and W Realty Company LLP that clears the way for expanded truck parking behind an existing travel center along Highway 29 South in Newnan.
The board voted unanimously to rezone three parcels (identified in staff materials as parcels A, B and C) from a mix of RC (Rural Conservation) and C (Commercial) to M (Industrial) to permit a larger, consolidated truck parking area. The decision included multiple staff‑recommended and Board of Zoning Appeals conditions and two additions made during the meeting: an environmental soil study and an 18‑month deadline to obtain the land‑disturbance permit (LDP).
Why it matters: The site sits adjacent to I‑85 and existing commercial uses and includes a nonconforming gravel truck parking area that the county says was established without permits. Proponents argued additional permitted parking would reduce unsafe truck parking on interstate ramps and local roads; opponents…
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