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Commissioners deny future-land-use change and rezoning for Mount Zion multifamily proposal
Summary
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners voted to deny a developer's request to change the future land-use designation and rezone 6857 Mount Zion Boulevard for a proposed 192-unit multifamily project, citing incompatibility with the comprehensive plan and community concerns about traffic, schools and existing land constraints.
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 29 denied both a future land-use map amendment and a companion rezoning request for 6857 Mount Zion Boulevard in Morrow, rejecting a developer's plan to build an apartment complex on a roughly 25-acre parcel.
The developer's attorney, Michelle Battle of Battle Law PC, told the board the parcel presents "topography, floodplain and boulders" that make commercial redevelopment cost-prohibitive and argued "there is no reasonable use for the property as currently zoned." Battle said the owner, identified in submissions as Morrow Land Investments, has pursued commercial buyers for nearly a decade without success and that a multifamily project using low-income housing tax credits would allow needed site work to proceed.
The board majority sided with staff and the Zone Advisory Group, which recommended denial. Commissioners and multiple public speakers raised concerns about traffic capacity along Mount Zion Boulevard, impacts on local schools, and the cumulative number of apartments and townhomes already approved elsewhere in the county.
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