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Council approves condition change to allow 12 townhomes at 1457 Gus Thornhill with landscaping, lighting conditions

East Point City Council · December 16, 2025
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Summary

After public testimony for and against, East Point City Council approved a zoning-condition modification to increase density at 1457 Gus Thornhill Drive from seven to 12 townhome units, adding required landscaping and lighting conditions along Irene Kidd and Gus Thornhill.

East Point — The City Council voted Dec. 15 to modify a prior rezoning condition and allow up to 12 townhome lots at 1457 Gus Thornhill Drive, overturning a limit that had capped the site at seven units.

Planning staff told the council the property (case P2025ZM-001-10) sits in the Cleveland Avenue overlay and that both the planning commission and staff recommended approval with added conditions. Kimberly Smith of the Planning and Community Development Department said the council had added a requirement that a revised landscaping and exterior-lighting plan be approved by the planning division before building permits are issued and fully implemented…

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