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Commissioners approve rezoning Z3 with added buffer, fence and stormwater conditions
Summary
The board approved Rezoning Case Z3 (Trayton Homes) after the applicant agreed to a 50-foot undisturbed buffer behind select lots, a coated chain-link fence, and stormwater assurances; the motion to place the case back on consent and approve passed 4-0.
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved Rezoning Case Z3 on Feb. 18, 2025, for property on the north side of Lost Mountain Road east of Macklin Woods Drive after the applicant added conditions addressing neighbors' concerns, including an undisturbed buffer and a coated chain-link fence along the rear of certain lots.
The rezoning matter affects a subdivision proposal to rezone a portion of a 40-acre tract from R-80 to R-30 and R-80 to allow a single-family residential subdivision. The Planning Commission and staff recommended approval with conditions; the applicant offered two additional stipulations to address adjacent homeowners' concerns about privacy and stormwater.
Parks Huff, speaking for the applicant, described the additions: a 50-foot undisturbed buffer adjacent to the neighboring R-80 property behind lots 16, 17 and 18, and a vinyl- or polymer-coated chain-link fence installed at the edge of the planned rear setback line (on the subdivision side of the buffer) to demarcate and protect the undisturbed area. Huff also said the applicant would ensure the stormwater-management plan considered downstream lakes and construction-phase protections.
Commissioners emphasized the conditions that remain part of the approval: district commissioner approval of final site plan, final landscape plan and building elevations; replacement of item 11 in a prior letter (deletion per staff); removal of any staff comments referencing fee-in-lieu of sidewalks; and adherence to fire, water and sewer, stormwater and Department of Transportation comments contained in staff packets. During discussion, a commissioner noted that 12 of the 27 proposed homes will be under 2,800 square feet, a detail the applicant provided to indicate housing-size variety.
A motion to return Z3 to the consent agenda with the additional buffer and fence stipulations passed 4-0. The motion was made to place Z3 back on consent and to approve the rezoning subject to the enumerated staff and additional conditions. The board did not discuss further amendments at the hearing.
Next steps: final site-plan, landscape and building elevation approvals will be handled by the district commissioner as required by the motion. Staff will incorporate the new buffer and fence stipulations into the recorded case file and site plan review.
