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Council defers rezoning request for 6671 Mableton Parkway after wide public comment

Mableton City Council · January 29, 2026
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Summary

Council deferred action on REZ2025009, a request to rezone 6671 Mableton Parkway from R-20 to Neighborhood Retail Commercial, after hours of testimony. Staff had recommended a temporary land-use permit with conditions; neighbors and civic groups raised traffic and future-use concerns.

Mableton City Council voted to defer consideration of REZ2025009, the rezoning request for 6671 Mableton Parkway, after a lengthy public hearing where applicants, neighbors and staff presented competing views on the property's history and suitable future uses.

Senior planner Sunday Oduo told the council the parcel has been zoned R-20 (single-family residential) since the 1970s in city records but has operated as commercial in practice. Staff recommended denial of a permanent rezoning to Neighborhood Retail Commercial (NRC) because it conflicts with the city's future land-use plan, and instead recommended approval of a…

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