Commissioners move to object to Senoia annexation, citing traffic and infrastructure impacts

Coweta County staff told the Board of Commissioners Jan. 22 that an annexation petition (AN05‑25) by Templar Development Group LLC seeking to annex roughly 26.16 acres into the city of Senoia for a 61‑lot single‑family subdivision may be subject to a county objection under OCGA 36‑36‑113(D), because the annexation could substantially change land‑use intensity and increase infrastructure costs.

Planning staff described the request and said the parcels are currently zoned RC Rural Conservation; the applicant proposed Senoia R40C residential conservation zoning with a density bonus. Staff noted a traffic study that identified impacts to several intersections within Senoia and to the intersection of Standing Rock Road and Highway 16 (Elders Mill). Board members referenced a prior commitment to assist the Georgia Department of Transportation with a planned intersection improvement project and discussed seeking assistance for that program given the development’s impacts.

A motion was made and seconded to deny the annexation petition and to register an objection; commissioners discussed timing, city review and additional traffic analysis. The motion was put forward based on staff recommendation and the traffic findings.

Next steps: the board’s motion to object will be transmitted consistent with statutory timelines; staff indicated they had asked the applicant to complete a traffic study and that the county would seek to quantify intersection impacts and potential mitigation needs.