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Council approves all-residential design at 50 Powers Ferry Road after live-work debate and veto attempt
Summary
After months of debate and a failed attempt to force live-work units on the first floor, the Marietta City Council approved a design change at 50 Powers Ferry Road to allow all-residential units on the ground floor; the final vote was 4-3.
The Marietta City Council voted 4-3 to approve a residential design change at 50 Powers Ferry Road that will allow an all-residential configuration on the first floor after an extended debate over whether the ground-floor space should be live-work units, commercial retail, or residential.
Developers and their representative told council they had pursued commercial or live-work options for the first floor for more than two years but had been unable to secure tenants. A project representative said the market reality left the developer unable to make a commercial-first-floor plan viable and that “to be able to move…
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