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Planning commission recommends approval for 21-home Spalding Drive rezoning despite resident traffic concerns

Sandy Springs Planning Commission · April 23, 2026
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Summary

After public comment about traffic, buffering and sewer connections, the Planning Commission voted 3'to—2 to recommend approval of RZ-25-6 (five parcels on Spalding Drive rezoned from RE1 to RD9) with staff conditions that cap Sandy Springs lots at 21 and require onsite stormwater amenities and other access limits.

The Sandy Springs Planning Commission on April 22 recommended approval of a rezoning for five parcels on Spalding Drive that would replace five single-family lots with a 21-home detached subdivision, after hearing neighborhood concerns about traffic, tree clearing and sewer connections.

Staff planner Laquita Williams summarized the application and recommended approval with conditions including locating the subdivision entrance at the Pitts Road/Spalding Drive signalized intersection, installing two above-ground stormwater facilities developed as usable amenity spaces, limiting homes in the Sandy Springs portion to 21 lots, restricting more than three lots in adjacent Dunwoody from accessing Spalding Drive, requiring an average lot…

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