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Whitfield planning board denies 251‑acre Lake Cathy rezoning after traffic and school capacity concerns
Summary
After hours of public comment raising traffic, school and runoff concerns, the Whitfield County planning board denied a developer’s request to rezone 251 acres on Lake Cathy Road; staff had recommended a smaller R‑3 zoning and noted a 4,100‑foot sewer extension would be required at the developer’s expense.
The Whitfield County Planning Board voted to deny a developer’s request to rezone 251 acres on Lake Cathy Road from general agriculture to R‑5, after residents and several commissioners expressed concern about traffic, school impacts and stormwater runoff.
Staff planner Ethan told the board the property lies in an area where growth is converging and recommended R‑3 rather than the requested R‑5 to preserve site‑built single‑family character and to prohibit manufactured homes or duplexes that R‑5 would allow. Ethan also said achieving the density the applicant described would require about a 4,100‑foot extension of sewer, which the developer would have to fund.
Drew Lewis, representing JADC LLC,…
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