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Council approves annexation and rezoning for Graven Investments LLC to allow two single‑family lots
Summary
The council approved annexation and rezoning application 2025083 (Graven Investments LLC) to annex about 1.71 acres and rezone it to single‑family residential R‑1 with eight conditions including minimum heated floor area, minimum lot sizes, setbacks, siding materials, and required connection to public water and sewer.
The Cumming City Council approved an annexation and rezoning application (2025083) from Graven Investments LLC to annex approximately 1.71 acres and rezone the parcel from county agricultural A‑1 to city single‑family residential R‑1 to allow demolition of a vacant house and subdivision into two single‑family detached homes.
Planning staff read the planning commission report into the record and said the commission unanimously recommended approval with eight conditions. The staff presentation set out the conditions, which the transcript records as including: a minimum heated and cooled floor area of 1,800 square feet; a minimum subdivided lot size stated as 30,000 square feet for one lot (the transcript records this figure); front/side/rear building setbacks of 40/15/20 feet respectively; prohibition on vinyl siding and a requirement for exterior siding and masonry materials with a minimum 20% masonry on the front facade; a minimum two‑car garage; landscaping plans to be approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning; mandatory connection to public water and sanitary sewer; and driveway access directly onto Bettis Triple Gap Road.
Staff noted the property is contiguous to the city boundary and the requested zoning conforms with the city's future land‑use designation. The applicant’s representative, Evan Gravitz, was present; council opened a public hearing, received no comments in favor or opposition, and closed the hearing.
Council members asked multiple procedural questions about the site plan, setbacks shown on the survey, and whether the application included a variance for stream buffers or impervious setbacks. Planning staff and council members agreed that a variance would need to be expressly requested and advertised in the application; absent a stated variance request, the council could not grant an unadvertised variance. After discussion, a motion to approve the annexation/rezoning as presented by staff passed by a 5‑0 vote.
The planning report in the transcript also references Forsyth County Board of Commissioners having voted not to object to the annexation and notes the planning commission held a public hearing on October 21 with no public comments.
Council approved the item during the meeting; as standard practice, conditions and permitting requirements will be finalized through staff review and any required permitting processes.
