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Planning commission backs annexation and rezoning for Putnam Ford addition, approves most variances after cell-tower dispute
Summary
Woodstock Planning Commission recommended city council approve annexation of three Cherokee County parcels and rezoning to R4 for a 34‑lot addition to Summit at Towne Lake, approving most variances but prompting a dissent over a cell‑tower setback; vote was 3–1.
The Woodstock Planning Commission on Aug. 7 recommended that the City Council approve the annexation of three Cherokee County parcels and the rezoning of a city parcel on Putnam Ford Drive for a 34‑lot addition to the Summit at Towne Lake subdivision, including partial approval of concurrent variances. The recommendation passed 3–1.
The project covers roughly 11.5 acres on the west side of Putnam Ford Drive and would add single‑family detached houses similar in size and style to the existing Summit neighborhood. Planning staff said the assemblage includes three parcels currently zoned R40 in Cherokee County and one city parcel zoned R3C; the recommendation would rezone the assemblage to the city's R4 district and amend the growth boundary agreement so the parcels become part of Ward 6.
Staff told commissioners the plan…
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