Community development staff briefed Canton’s mayor and council on July 3 about proposed corrections to the city's official zoning map and discussed one separate rezoning‑condition case on Joe Green Lane; the council approved the Joe Green Lane request with conditions and scheduled public hearings on map amendments for July 17.

Staff member Tyler Beebles reported that community development staff had identified seven parcels whose mapped zoning did not match recorded zoning or the unified development code. Cases included: a 33.23‑acre tract (Sanctuary) south of downtown that had been rezoned to Planned Development Residential (PD) in 2022 but appeared as R‑20 on the map because of a GIS programming error; two Ridge Road lots that were rezoned in 2007 but not updated on mapping; a property at 9469 Knox Bridge Highway that historic maps show as General Commercial but which was displayed as R‑20 after a 2014 UDC update; and two apartment complexes (Blue Ridge Hills Apartments and River Ridge Apartments) for which staff recommended zoning adjustments to match actual development and code equivalents (RM‑15 suggested for both).

Beebles said the properties’ owners have been notified and that a public hearing on the proposed map amendments is scheduled and advertised for the council’s July 17 meeting. He told the council that some mapping corrections have already been applied by the GIS department but require formal council approval to amend the official zoning map.

On the separate case ZCA 2504‑001, the owner sought to remove 2006 zoning conditions tied to a previously anticipated 69‑lot subdivision on a roughly 33‑acre parcel at the end of Joe Green Lane. The current owner sought to build a single‑family home and a single accessory dwelling unit for a relative. At the public hearing there were two speakers in favor, and staff reported no other neighborhood opposition.

Council discussion focused on protections against future development. Council members asked whether the city could limit development to the requested single principal dwelling plus one ADU and whether a 50‑foot buffer could be required adjacent to county property and nearby developments. Staff said such conditions were within council’s authority.

Councilor Johnson moved to approve ZCA 2504‑001 with the single‑home restriction and a 50‑foot buffer; a second was recorded and the motion passed with all members voting in favor. City staff clarified after the vote that kennel uses would not be permitted as a home occupation on the property and that normal accessory‑structure permitting applies.

Beebles and staff will return the zoning map corrections for formal hearing and adoption on July 17. The Joe Green Lane map amendment and the other six mapping corrections were described as largely technical fixes to align GIS displays with prior rezoning actions and annexations.