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Council approves rezoning for proposed Dallas Highway gas station despite traffic concerns, vote 3-2

Villa Rica City Council · April 15, 2026
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Summary

After a lengthy public hearing with speakers on both sides, Villa Rica council voted 3-2 to rezone 974 Dallas Highway from agricultural to C1 to allow a gas station and small retail space, with nine conditions and a requirement that development follow the submitted site plan.

Villa Rica — The Villa Rica City Council voted 3–2 on April 14 to rezone 974 Dallas Highway from agricultural (AG) to C1 commercial low density, clearing the way for a convenience store, fueling canopy and a 1,200-square-foot retail pad subject to nine staff-recommended conditions and a binding to the submitted site plan.

Brea Carter, director of community and economic development, told the council the site sits between two recently completed roundabouts and adjacent to an occupied single-family home and agricultural land. Staff recommended denial, saying the proposed…

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