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Marietta planning panel recommends denying rezoning request for 29 Duran Avenue

2852992 · April 1, 2025
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Summary

The City of Marietta Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a rezoning request from Squares LLC to convert 0.52 acres at 29 Duran Avenue from community retail commercial (CRC) to planned residential development, single-family (PRDSF). The applicant sought multiple variances; neighbors cited precedent, parking and access concerns.

The City of Marietta Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of a rezoning request for 0.52 acres at 29 Duran Avenue after public comment and debate over required variances and neighborhood impacts.

The applicant, Derek Turner, said he and the property owner, Ashley, requested rezoning from CRC (Community Retail Commercial) to PRDSF (Planned Residential Development, Single Family) to build six townhome-style units. "We're proposing to rezone a half acre from CRC to PRDSF," Turner said, describing the site's prior use as a long-running pump-distribution business and noting recent tenant vacancy after Ashley sold the business.

Planning staff told the commission the property lies in an area designated for medium-density residential use in the February 2022…

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