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Residents oppose 188‑acre industrial campus at Spence Road; council to take up zoning after DRI comments
Summary
South Fulton — An applicant proposing a three‑building, light‑industrial campus on approximately 188.7 acres off Spence Road and Old Senoia Road faced sustained public opposition at the July 8 meeting and the Planning Commission had recommended denial.
South Fulton — An applicant proposing a three‑building, light‑industrial campus on approximately 188.7 acres off Spence Road and Old Senoia Road faced sustained public opposition at the July 8 meeting and the Planning Commission had recommended denial.
KMT Partners (represented by counsel) described a reduced site program (the applicant said they had reduced building area from roughly 1.9 million square feet to about 1.6 million square feet during the DRI process) and proposed site improvements including road turn lanes and GDOT‑coordinated interchange work. The applicant told council the project could represent roughly $150 million of capital investment and create as many as 2,000 jobs, and that it would include extensive site buffers and landscaping.
Public opposition: Dozens of residents, many from nearby neighborhoods and adjacent jurisdictions, testified against the project. Common concerns included the loss of green space, impacts to streams and buffers, truck traffic and noise, air‑quality concerns (diesel emissions), insufficient buffers at residential edges, and questions about regional plan alignment. Several residents cited regional ecology and public health risks; one public speaker referenced higher local asthma rates as a reason to limit nearby industrial development.
DRI and Planning Commission: The project was reviewed through a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) process. Public filings show the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and DRI reviewers raised questions about how the project aligns with regional land‑use goals and recommended mitigation measures. At the July Planning Commission hearing, commissioners voted to recommend denial.
Next steps: City staff said the project remains on the zoning docket; the council scheduled further action on July 22. Applicant representatives said they had reduced building footprint to address environmental concerns and that GDOT corridor improvements are planned for the area; opponents asked the city to deny rezoning and preserve riparian buffers and neighborhood character.
