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East Point council upholds Planning Commission, denies rezoning for 0 Hedland Drive
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors called the proposal spot‑zoning and cited traffic and stormwater concerns, the East Point City Council accepted the Planning & Zoning Commission’s unanimous recommendation and denied a rezoning request for 0 Hedland Drive.
East Point — The City Council on Nov. 17 voted to deny a developer’s request to rezone 0 Hedland Drive from R‑1 single‑family to R‑3 multifamily, accepting the Planning & Zoning Commission’s unanimous recommendation. The vote followed a public hearing that drew more than a dozen residents from Ridgecrest Lane and nearby streets.
Latequa Johnson, the property owner and applicant, told the council she planned an owner‑occupied multifamily townhome project of eight four‑bedroom units on a 0.731‑acre corner lot and said she had withdrawn a separate variance request after revising the site plan to meet setbacks. Johnson said a traffic study she commissioned predicted about 60 new daily trips and that the project could qualify for a 30%…
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