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Council tables 20‑acre rezoning after residents raise safety, traffic and school‑capacity concerns
Summary
The Marietta City Council on Dec. 10 paused consideration of a rezoning that would allow 76 detached single‑family homes on a nearly 20‑acre site, citing neighborhood safety, traffic and infrastructure questions; the motion to table passed 5–2.
The Marietta City Council voted 5–2 on Dec. 10 to table a rezoning request for about 19.45 acres (case Z2025‑17) after several residents and council members raised concerns about traffic, pedestrian safety, school capacity and on‑site infrastructure.
Kevin Moore, speaking for the applicant (identified in the record as Drayton/Trayton Homes), told the council the current proposal reduces unit count from 79 to 76 to address driveway‑length requirements and preserves more than seven acres of streams and buffers. "We agreed to a contribution to the City of Marietta in the amount of $107,000 to go to the road improvements that are needed for Scott Drive and Crestridge Drive," Moore said, describing a stipulation derived from the project traffic study.
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