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Residents oppose 190‑acre rezoning for large warehouse; applicant cites jobs and investment
Summary
KMT Partners sought to rezone about 190 acres in District 7 for light‑industrial development totaling roughly 1.6 million sq ft; the applicant said the project would bring $230 million in investment and up to 2,000 jobs, while multiple residents raised environmental, traffic and process concerns and pointed to a prior denial and a pending lawsuit.
At a March 24 public hearing, the City of South Fulton received a presentation and public comment on Z26‑008, a rezoning application by KMT Partners to convert roughly 190 acres along Spence Road (District 7) from agricultural/suburban residential to light industrial to accommodate three buildings totaling about 1.6 million square feet.
Henry Bailey, counsel for the applicant, said the plan has been reduced by roughly 15% from the originally submitted footprint to avoid streams and environmental features and that the development would…
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