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Planning commission denies 61‑acre R‑3 rezoning for 150‑home subdivision after residents cite traffic, runoff and school concerns
Summary
Dalton‑Whitfield planning commissioners denied SDH Atlanta LLC’s request to rezone 61.2 acres along Rauschenberg Road to R‑3 for a proposed ~150‑home subdivision after extensive public comment raising traffic, sediment/runoff and school capacity concerns. Staff had recommended approval with a western‑boundary buffer condition.
Dalton — The Dalton‑Whitfield Planning Commission voted to deny SDH Atlanta LLC’s request to rezone about 61 acres along Rauschenberg Road from General Agriculture to R‑3 on Dec. 15, 2025, ending a months‑long proposal to build what the applicant described as roughly 150 single‑family home sites.
Ethan Calhoun, a staff planner with the Northwest Georgia regional office, told the commission the application proposed a major subdivision and that staff’s analysis showed sewer service is available to the site. Calhoun recommended approval but suggested a condition requiring a buffer along the property’s western boundary “something at least to the tune of 20 feet” to soften the transition with lower‑density neighbors.
Developer Matthew Shaler of Smith Douglas Homes described a scaled‑back plan from an earlier…
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