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Developer seeks R‑20 conservation subdivision; commissioners express concerns about amenity location and neighbors
Summary
A developer proposed a 107‑lot R‑20 conservation design community with amenities including pickleball courts; staff recommended approval with 18 conditions plus five proffered conditions but commissioners flagged the proximity of the amenity site to an existing neighborhood and asked the applicant to consider relocating it.
Planning staff presented a rezoning request for roughly 88 acres to create a 107‑lot R‑20 conservation design community. The planning commission recommended approval subject to 18 conditions, and the applicant proffered five additional conditions after the public hearing.
Among the recommended and proffered conditions: limit the development to no more than 107 lots; require rehabilitation and Georgia EPD compliance for an existing on‑site dam; install 50‑foot undisturbed buffer between an amenity area and adjacent Woodridge Estates, plus a graded and replanted buffer; no pickleball court lighting; and limits on amenity hours. Planning staff also said the applicant withdrew requests to encroach on primary conservation areas but still sought variances to allow some lots not to abut 50 feet of green space…
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